THE MYRTLE WARBLER. i8i 



Tlie male Yellow is very domestic in his tastes, insomuch that, quite 

 unlike other Warblers, he will often venture to sing from the very bush in 

 which his mate is sitting. Unless well accustomed to the presence of humans, 

 the female will not sit patiently under the threat of close approach. She 

 slips oil cjuickly and her vigorous complaints serve to summon iier husband, 

 when both flit about close to the intruder, and scold roundl}* in fierce, accusing 

 notes, which yet have a baljy lisp about them. 



No. 74. 



MYRTLE WARBLER. 



A. O. U. No. 655. Dendroica coronata ( Linn.). 



Synonym. — Yellow-rumped WarblEk. 



Description. — Adult male in spring: Above slaty blue with black streaks, 

 smaller on sides of crown and nape, broader on back; below white, with black on 

 upper breast, sides of middle breast, and sides in endless variety of patterns ; a 

 large patch on each side of breast, a partially concealed patch in center of crown, 

 and rump, bright yellow ( lemon or canary ) ; superciliary line white ; a deep black 

 patch on side of head ; wings fuscous ; tail darker ; middle and greater coverts 

 narrowly tipped with white, forming two rather conspicuous bars ; three outer 

 pairs of tail-feathers with white blotches on inner webs, decreasing centrally; bill 

 black ; feet dark. Female in spring, and both sexes in fall: Duller ; the blue of 

 upperparts overlaid with brownish ; a brownish wash on sides of breast and 

 flanks ; black of breast obscure, — restricted to centers of feathers ; yellow of 

 breast-spots pale or wanting. Immature: Brownish above ; whitish below with 

 a few obscure dusky streaks. Length 5.25-5.75 ( 133. 3-146. i) ; av. of five males: 

 wing 2.98 (75.7) : tail 2.22 (56.4) ; bill .38 (9.7) ; tarsus .78 (20). 



Recognition Marks. — Larger; za'hite throat as distinguished from D. andii- 

 boni, which it otherwise closely resembles. 



Nesting. — Not known to breed in Washington. AU^st as in next species. 

 Eggs indistinguishable. 



General Range. — "Eastern North America chiefly, straggling more or less 

 commonly to the Pacific ; breeds from the northern Lhiited States northward, and 

 winters from southern New England and the Ohio Valley southward to the West 

 Indies, and through Mexico to Panama" (A. O. U. '95). "An abundant summer 

 resident on Vancouver Island and mainland (B. C), chiefly west of Cascades" 

 (Kermode). 



Range in Washington. — Spring and fall migrant, probably of regular 

 occurrence east and west of the Cascades. 



Migrations. — Spring: Tacoma, Apr. 27, 1906, 1907; Seattle, May 3, 1908; 

 Chelan, May 22, 1905; Yakima, Apr. 30, 1891. 



Authorities.— Baird, Rep. Pac. R. R. Surv. IX. pt. II.. 1858, 272, 273. C&S. 

 Rh. Ra. D-'. Kk. B. E. 



Specimens. — U. of W. Prov. C. 



