40 WARBLKR SONGS. 



some renderings approach closely to the song of Yellow War- 

 bler, while others resemble Chipping Sparrow. This is the 

 pivotal species of the transition from one group to the other. 

 Those which resemble the Yellow Warbler type are halting 

 and less rotund. Mr. Minot represents this type by the sylla- 

 bles luce-sec, we-see, ivil-a-wit-a-wit . Rev. J. H. Langille b}^ 

 ke-ise, ke-tse, ke-tsc; chip-ec-chip-cc-chip-ee-chip, which satisfies 

 my ear better. Mr. Galloway also well represents it by ka- 

 cheepa cheepa cheepa checpa, pidiepc chip; the transition sylla- 

 ble from the first to the second part of the song is admirable. 

 The more Chippy- ward song may be represented thus: k-chip; 

 k-chip: k-chip: k-chip: chc-chc-chc-chc. The manner of utter- 

 ance is also transitional, but the whole .song is on the .same 

 pitch. 



The Nashville .spends little more than the finst two weeks 

 of May with us, singing con.stantly, but on his return he is 

 .silent. 



I have found this Warbler everywhere that trees are grow- 

 ing, but rather more numeroush' in moderate!}' brush)^ woods 

 than elsewhere. There he ranges rather low, but spends much 

 time in the trees. 



Eastern North America, west to the Plains, north to the 

 Fur Countries. 



West of the Rocky Mounains it becomes 



Calaveras "Warbler. Hclminthophila mbricapilla 

 oiittiira/is. ')4")a. 



WHISTLING SONGS. 



Of the Whi.stling songs little need be said in general, except 

 to define what we mean by whistling. True, there are a 

 good many different kinds of whistles. Well, this is none of 

 them. You make it yourself : pucker your lips and blow ! 

 That's the kind ! The types .selected are the Cardinal and 

 the pe-tee whistle of Chickadee. Here, again, we clearly 

 recognize a few tran.'^ition .species which it .seems best to 

 place last. 



The group is readily subdivided into two sub-groups : 

 Yellow-breasted Chat, all others. Giving them this order, we 

 mav first treat 



