BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



except throat, grayish-white; tail bluish-gray, with 

 outer feathers nearly all white on their inner webs. 



Female: Similar to male, but duller; cheeks and throat dark 

 gray instead of black. 



Song: "Its song is a 'lazy zee-zee-zee' It has also an insect- 

 like call-note, and a sharp chip alarm-note like that 

 of the chipping sparrow. . . . The song when near 

 at hand sounds like the syllables zee-u-ee', zee-u-ee', 

 zee-u-ee'." ^ 



Habitat: The beautiful little Golden-winged Warbler may be 

 found in deciduous forests, especially among elm 

 and birch trees, and has a habit of seeking the ends 

 of branches for its food. 



Jtange: Eastern North America. Breeds from central Minne- 

 sota, southern Ontario, and Massachusetts, to south- 

 ern Iowa, northern Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey, 

 and northern Georgia; winters from Guatemala to 

 Colombia; very rare in Florida and southern Geor- 

 gia, and west of the Mississippi. 



5. THE NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER 



Length: A little less than 5 inches. 



Male: Grayish-blue above, with a bright olive-yellow patch 

 in the middle of the back; yellow throat and breast, 

 with a dark bluish or reddish-brown band across the 

 breast; belly white; sides sometimes reddish-brown; 

 two white wing-bars; tail gray, edged with blue, with 

 white spots near tips of inner webs. 



Female: Similar to male, except that the reddish-brown mark- 

 ings and band across the breast are less distinct or 

 wanting. 



Song: A "buzzing" song rather evenly accented. 



Habitat: "During the migration season, the Farula Warbler 

 may be found among the foliage of our shade trees 



1 From Eaton's "Birds of New York." 



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