BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



southern Canada, northern and eastern United States, 

 in such pine-regions as Michigan and New Jersey. 



3. THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 



Length: About 514 inches. 



Male: Olive-green above, brightest on rump and tail; yellow 

 underneath, with gray sides; a broad band of black 

 bordered at the back with gray extends across the 

 face in the form of a mask. The young males lack 

 the conspicuous mask. 



Female: Similar to male, but without a mask. 



Note: A sharp call-note chick, frequently repeated. 



Song: Witch'-e-tee'-o, witch' -e-tee'-o. Writers interpret the 

 song in various ways. Mr. Forbush's sich'-a-wiggle, 

 sich'-a-wiggle, sich'-a-wiggle, is an excellent render- 

 ing. The song varies with individuals, but is phrased 

 and accented similarly. 



Habitat: Roadside thickets, especially near water. 



Range: Eastern North America. It breeds from North Da- 

 kota eastward to southeastern Canada, and south to 

 central Texas, the northern part of the Gulf States 

 and Virginia; winters from North Carolina and 

 Louisiana to Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Guatemala, 

 and Costa Rica. 



THE Maryland Yellow-throat is a delightful sum- 

 mer visitor. Trim, dainty, exquisitely colored, 

 lithe, and full of song, he is a charming part of the thickets 

 of roadsides and streams. 



The Maryland Yellow-Throat 



A host of warblers northward come in May, 

 And linger with us only one brief day; 

 You, yellow-throated songster, love to stay. 



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