178 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



ing search for the tiny insects which largely 

 comprise their food. It is sometimes called the 

 Pine Creeping Warbler, but it is not a true 

 creeper. They are among our hardiest Warblers 

 and are often locally abundant. 



The dress of the Pine Warbler is rather plain. 

 The upper parts of the male are bright olive- 

 green, with a tinge of gray. There are two white 

 wing bars and two patches of white on the 

 outer tail feathers near the tips. The under parts 

 are bright yellow washed with ashy, shading into 

 white on the belly. The female is brownish on 

 the back and dingy white below. They are 

 about five and one-half inches long. In summer 

 they are found from Florida to Canada and they 

 winter from North Carolina southward. 



American Redstart. In late spring and 

 summer a common Warbler in the bushes and 

 second-growth trees along roadsides and streams, 

 and in the edge of the woods, is the American 

 Redstart. He is very conspicuous for his strik- 

 ing colors, orange and black, and for his ringing 

 song. The orange is darker than that of the 

 Baltimore Oriole, and there is a dash of white 

 distinctly seen as he darts about. They have a 

 peculiar habit of drooping the wings when 

 perched, as though weary, and when in flight 

 the tail is wide spread. 



The Redstart is a very beautiful Warbler, 

 lively and cheerful in habit, and attractive in 

 song. Its strain is variously indicated by words, 

 "che, che, che, che-pa^^ being a common form. 

 But it seems to me that Mr. Chapman's ren- 

 dering, ''ching, ching, chee; serwee, serwee, ser- 



