86 WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 95. YELLOW PALM WARBLER. 



Species: D. palmarum hypochrysea. 



Distribution: 



A common migrant, breeding in Maine. 



Date of Arrival: Late April. 



Date of Departure: October first. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts pale olive, crown chestnut; under parts yellowish, 

 streaked with rusty. Bill and feet dark. Length about 5.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A poor songster having a few sweet notes and chips. 



Haunts: 



A bird of low growths. 



No. 96. PRAIRIE WARBLER. 



Species: D. discolor. 



Distribution: 



A summer resident of southern New England, near the sea 

 coast. 



Date of Arrival: Middle of May. 



Date of Departure: Late August. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts olive marked with reddish on the back ; under 

 parts yellow, black head markings. Bill and feet dark. 

 Length about 5.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A peculiar song and a seldom heard note. 



Haunts: 



A bird of the '' scrubby '' growths. 



