MYRTLE WARBLER. 



655. Dendroica coronata. 5i/i> inches. 



Yellow patches on crown, sides and rump; outer tail 

 feathers with large white spots; female duller and 

 browner. 



During migrations these pretty birds are very abun- 

 dant in the United States. They usually travel in 

 large flocks so that a small piece of woodland is liter- 

 ally flooded with them when they pause in the flight 

 to feed upon insects or small berries. They are often 

 known as Yellow-rumped Warblers. 



Song. — A clear, broken trill or warble. 



Nest. — ^Usually in coniferous trees, though sometimes 

 in others, and at low elevations; of plant fibres and 

 grasses ; the four or five eggs are white, spotted and 

 i)]otched with reddish brown (.70 x .54). 



Range. — Eastern N. A., breeding from northern New 

 Ihigland and Minnesota northward; winters south of 

 the U. S. 



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