310 YELLOW-BUMPED WARBLER 



torch whicli flashes in the shaded depths of the 

 tropical forest. 



Yellow-rumped Warbler ; Myrtle Warbler : 



Dendroica coronata. 

 (See Fig. 194, p. 348.) 



Adult male, yellow on crown, rump, and breast ; under parts 

 with patches of black and white. Adult female, similar, but 

 with black streaks instead of patches on under parts. Old 

 and young, in fall and winter, dull ; ujiper parts streaked with 

 black ; rump bright yellow. Length, about 5| inches. 



Geographic Distribution. — Eastern North America ; breeds 

 from northern Minnesota and northern New England north- 

 ward ; winters from the middle states southward. 



On the spring migration the Yellow-rump un- 

 furls his colors and stands proclaimed, but in fall, 

 when flocks of old and young appear together, the 

 colors of the old birds are so much duller that it 

 is hard to know them until you remember the 

 combination of black back-streakings and yellow 

 rump as belonging to the little friends who for- 

 merly faced you with a shield of black and gold. 



The call note of the Myrtle is rather distinct, 

 being a loud and unmusical tchiij^ uttered with 

 emphasis as the birds chase about the trees, but 

 their song is a nondescript warble that might be 

 attributed to a dozen of their kindred. 



In southern Illinois, Mr. Ridgway tells us, the 

 Yellow-rump is often seen in midwinter in the 

 door-yards, together with Juncos and Tree Spar- 

 rows, picking up bread-crumbs from the doorstep 

 or hunting for spiders in odd nooks and crevices. 



