WARBLKR SUNGS. -27 



The birds love the underbrush in the woods, but remain 

 well up in the trees on the campus where they associate with 

 the other tree haunting species. 



Another eastern species which ranges west to the plains 

 and north to Labrador. The form which inhabits the higher 

 Alleghanies has been described as 



'Cairns' Warbler. Dendroica ccerulescens caunisi. 654a. 



The song and habits are likely identical with the species. 

 Golden-cheeked Warbler. Deyidroica chrysoparia. 666. 



This species is given this place on the strength of a .state- 

 ment that its song of 'tser, iveasy-weasy-twea\ bears a resem- 

 blance to the song of the next species. The song is described 

 by Mr. Nehrling as compo.sed of soft notes. It also .suggests 

 some of the variations of Redstart. 



It is a Mexican species which crosses into south-western 

 Texas. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. Dendroica virens. 667. 



While there is great diversity in the descriptions of this 

 Warbler's song, there is clearly evident in all the descriptions 

 the one peculiar type of song. No better illustration of the 

 diversity in hearing and interpretation could be afforded than 

 this list of syllable descriptions. The syllables which best 

 describe the type song to me are : pe, te, che-o, te, or pe, tc\ 

 che-to, che. The enunciation is clear cut and the effect very 

 pleasing. It is an unique song. In musical notation it would 

 stand something like this : " ' ' . ' Not seldom there is a 

 double variation which might be represented thus: ■■■.".• 

 In every case the third and fourth syllables, and in the second 

 case the fifth and sixth also are tied together, the others being 

 staccato. It is the one Warbler song that students beginning 

 the stud}' of birds hear and heed. 



During its stay, this Warbler is decidedly common on the 

 college campus as well as in the woods. It al.so ranges the 

 village streets — overhead. 



The birds are usuall}' with us for the first three weeks of 

 Mav, singing during the whole time. They return again in 



