THE WARBLERS 



Vermont, Massachusetts, and the mountains of New 

 York, winters from Kansas, New Jersey, southern 

 New England to West Indies, Mexico, and Panama, 

 and from central Oregon to southern California. 



THE Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler is found in 

 North America except in the western United States. 

 It is so abundant and so distinctly marked as to be better 

 known than many warblers. "Trim of form and grace- 

 ful of motion, when seeking its food it combines the 

 methods of the wrens, creepers, and flycatchers. This bird 

 is so small and nimble that it successfully attacks insects 

 too minute to be prey for larger birds. Flies are the 

 largest item of food; in fact only a few flycatchers and 

 swallows eat as many flies as this bird." " 



The Myrtle Warbler is especially fond of bayberries 

 and may be found, even in winter, where these berries 

 are to be obtained. New Jersey and Cape Cod are favor- 

 ite feeding places. 



2. THE MAGNOLIA WARBLER 



Length: About 5 inches. 



Male: Smaller than the Myrtle Warbler, and at first glance, 

 not unlike it in appearance, because each bird has a 

 yellow rump, a striped breast, dark gray upper parts, 

 and back and breast streaked with black. The head 

 of the Magnolia Warbler, however, has no yellow 

 patch, but a broad white line over the eye, black 

 cheeks and forehead, and yellow under parts, (instead 

 of white), which are heavily streaked with black. 

 The wings have large white patches instead of bars; 

 the tail is black, with a broad white band extending 

 across the middle, — a distinguishing mark. 



2 Farmers' Bulletin, Biological Survey, Henry W. Henshaw. 



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