T?IE BI1U)S OF NF.W ,1 HUSKY. 279 



661 Dendroica striata (Forster). 

 Black-poll Warbler. 



Adult male. — Length, 5.50. Wing, 2.S0. Above, gra.v, streaked with bhuk ; 

 gray replaced by white on the hind neck ; whole top of head, black ; wing- 

 coverts broadly tipped with white, forming two bars ; sides of face, white ; 

 under parts, white, streaked with black from the chin down the sides of the 

 throat to the flanks ; two outer tail feathers with subterminal white spots. In 

 autumn olive-green above, streaked with black on the back ; below, pale yellow- 

 ish, with dusky stripes on the sides and flanks ; upper and lower eyelids, white. 



Adult female. — Above, olive-green ; head, neck and back distinctly streaked 

 with black ; below, white, tinged with yellow and finely streaked with black on 

 the sides of the throat and body. Resembles the male in autumn, but more 

 streaked above. 



Youiif/ in first autumn. — Similar to autumnal adult, but less streaked, nearly 

 uniform below. 



Abundant transient visitant. Spring. Ma}' 10th to June 1st; 

 autumn, September 10th to October 15th. In the exceptionally 

 late season of 1907 it was seen at Moorestown until June 17th. 



The Black-poll is a late migrant, bringing up the rear of the spring 

 procession, and appears to outnumber any of the other species. 



His note is a delicate insect-like "tsee, tsee, tsee, tsee, tsee, tsee," 

 all in one pitcli. 



662 Dendroica fusca (Miiller). 

 Blackburnian Warbler. 



Adult male. — Length, 4.50-5.50. Wing, 2.75. Above, black, streaked with 

 white on the back and neck ; crown with a median stripe of orange ; wings 

 with the lesser-coverts broadly tipped with white and the greater-coverts largely 

 white, forming together a large white area ; three outer tail feathers largely 

 white on the inner web, the fourth with a white spot ; under parts brilliant 

 orange from the cliin to the chest, including the sides of the head, except the 

 ear-coverts, which are black ; abdomen, white ; a row of black streaks from 

 the neck to the flanks on each side. In autumn quite different, olive-gi-ay above 

 streaked with black, streaks coarse on the back : two distinct white bars on the 

 wings ; under surface, pale yellow, tinged with orange on the throat and breast ; 

 abdomen, yellowish-white : sides streaked with black. 



Adult female. — Similar to male, but much duller, gray above instead of 

 I)lack in spring, and head streaked with black, browner above in autumn. 



Young in first autumn. — Like autumnal adult female, young females still 

 duller, obscurely streaked above and with only a wash of yellow on the breast 

 below. 



Tolerably common transient visitant. Spring, May 4tli to 15th: 

 autumn, August 25th to October 15th. 



