KEY TO THE BIRDS. 



C. BIRDS CONSPICUOUSLY YELLOW. 



* WARBLERS. —Small wood-birds with slender bills, much 

 varied plumage, and (as a rule) weak voices. 



1. Forehead and under parts clear yellow. Dark stripe through eye ; 



bill bluish black. Above olive-green ; wings slaty blue with 

 white bars. Feet dark. 



Blae>winged Warbler. See page 90. 



2. Clear yelloio below, which remains constant all the season. Above 



olive-green, brightening on the rump and shoulders. Slate- 

 gray head and neck. No bars on wings or tail, which are 

 brownish. Bill and feet dark. 



Nashville Warbler. See page 91. 



3. Above slate-blue, triangular spot of greenish yellow back of 



shoulders. Chin and throat yellow. Wings brownish with 

 two white bars, two white spots on tail. White belly, reddish 

 brown band across breast. Bill dark above, flesh-coloured 

 below ; feet light. 



Parula Warbler. See page 93. 



4. Above rich olive-yellow, breast and under parts golden yellow. 



Breast streaked with cinnamon-brown. Bill lead-coloured; 

 feet light brown. 



Yellow Warbler, See page 94. 



5. Crown, sides of breast, and rump yellow. Above slate colour, 



striped and streaked with black ; below whitish ; upper breast 

 black. Bill and feet black. ' 



Myrtle Warbler. See page 96. 



6. Bump and under parts rich yellow, the latter streaked with black 



on the breast and sides. Above dark olive, wings barred with 

 white. Bill and feet dark. 



Magnolia Warbler. See page 97. 



7. Back and crown bright olive-yellow, sides and front of head clear 



yellow. Throat and upper breast black, black continued in 

 a stripe down the sides. White below. Bill and feet dark. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. See page 103. 



8. Above bright yelloioish olive, clear yellow below with dark 



streaks on sides. 



Pine Warbler. See page 103. 



9. Under parts clear yellow with bright chestnut streaks on the 



sides. Chestnut crown. Brownish above. Rump yellowish. 

 Bill and feet dark. 



Yellow Palm Warbler. See page 104. 

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