The Oologist. 



Vol. XXV. No. 1. 



Albion, N. Y. Jan., 1908. 



Whole No. 246 



THE OOLOGIST, 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXI- 

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FSAITK H. LATTIN, PHbUther, 



ALBION, N. T. 



EXVEST H. BHOKT. Editor aad Kajiacer. 



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The Maryland Yellow-Throat. 

 (Geothlypis Trichas.) 



The Maryland Yellow-throat (geoth- 

 lypis trichas,) arrives from the South 

 in this locality, some time during the 

 first week in May. But, for some 



reason, this year he was delayed 'till 

 the tenth of that month. 



The first sound wTiich greets the 

 ear of the ornithologist when he en- 

 ters that low bushy piece of land or, 

 that patch of aged red cedars di'aped 

 with grape vines is that merry 

 ■'witchity-witchity-witch' ' of the yel- 

 low throat as he peers at you out of 

 his shining 'black eyes, from behind 

 some leaf or branch. 



"Trichas," is a common breeder in 

 this section, prefering the swampy 

 lowlands and thickets. They begin 

 their household duties, from middle 

 of May to the first week in June. The 

 nest is composed of coarse grasses 

 grape vine, and leaves on the exter- 

 ior, and lined with finer grasses and 

 hair. It is generally placed upon the 

 ground, but it is by no means an un- 

 common occurance to find it in a 

 grape vine or bramble. On August 

 29, '07 I found a nest about three feet 

 above the ground in an alder on the 

 edge of a swamp. The eggs which 

 number from four to six usually four, 

 often five, but very rarely six, vary 

 from white to creamy white in ground 

 color, specked and spotted with dark 

 reddish brown, lilac and yellow, and 

 average size of .70 x .50 of an inch. 

 The young birds leave the nest the 

 last week in June. A second set is 

 generally laid. 



You will sometimes, but very rare- 

 ly find the nest arched over with an 

 entrance at one side. I have read in 

 certain bird books that the nest is 

 quite hard to find, but in my experi- 

 ence, this is not so, they being fair- 

 ly easy to find if the area where the 



