WOODLAND BIRDS. 



93 



No. 104. 



REDSTART. 



Genus: Setophaga. 



Species: S. ruticllla. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of all New England. 



Date of Arrival- 

 First week in May. ' 



Date of Departure: 

 September 15. 



General Plumage: 



Male, upper parts black, spots on the wings and tail, sides of 

 breast orange; belly white. Female, brownish green, orange 

 in male yellow, under parts white. Bill and feet dark. 

 Length abont 5.25. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A varied pretty song and a number of call notes, a '^ chit " 

 and " chick. '^ 



Haunts: 



A bird of the woodland and orchard. 



