AMERICAN WARBLEKS. 451 



in Bahamas and West Indies; south in Aug., 

 north in May. Frequents scrub lands. 

 Song, a rather harsh triJl of about six notes 

 given in an ascending scale. Raises and 

 lowers tail. 



511. YELLOW WAKBLER. 



Size of last. Golden yellow above; clear 

 yellow beneath, streaked on sides and breast 

 with rufous; no wing bands, nor tail spots, 

 but feathers of wings and tail margined in- 

 ternally with 3'ellow, fig. 357. Female 

 duller with few s^^ots beneath. Young, with 

 no streaks. Breeds throughout eastern N.A. 

 from.northern Ga. to Barren Ground and far 

 West. Winters in northern S. A.; south in 

 Aug., north in April and May. Frequents 

 open sections in the vicinity of thickets. 

 Song, a lively warble, consisting of about 

 six notes, stveet siveet siveet to sweet-tee. 

 Differs from that of Chestnut-sided in not 

 having a pause before last two notes and 

 these are not accented. 



