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black lino tlirouKli the eye, a yellow streak below it ami a i)lM<k line separating 

 this from the throat, also a triangle of black on each side of the neck. In 

 autumn similar, but with the black streaks veiled with yellow and in first-year 

 birds the markings less extensive. 



A<hilt female. — Similar, but much duller, with narrower black streaks and 

 less chestnut on the back, sometimes scarcely a trace. 



Young ill first summer. — Above, brownish-olive; below, brownish on the 

 breast and throat, whitish on the abdomen ; wings and tail similar to adult. 



Nest of fine fibers and downy substances, placed in a low bush ; eggs, four 

 to five, white, with a circle of brown spots at the larger end, .04 x .48. 



Common summer resident in tlie pine barrens; rather scarce 

 migrant elsewhere. Arrives May 1st, departs September 15th. Mr. 

 Chapman never saw it at Englewood^ and Mr. Holmes had ])ut one 

 record at Summit. 



The Prairie Warbler is another of the birds that make the pine 

 barrens interesting tcrritor^y for the ornithologist. In and out among 

 the scrubby oak and pine bushes he is continually alert and even in 

 the boiling sun of midday the air is filled with the drowsy mo- 

 notonous "zee, zee, zee, zee, zee-zee," hardly louder than the shrilling 

 of a cricket. 



The nest in this region is often placed in a holly bush, well con- 

 cealed by the prickly leaves. 



674 Seiurus aurocaplMus (Linnceus). 

 Ovenbird, Golden-crowned Thrush. 



PLATE 73. 



Adults. — Length, 5.50-6.50. Wing. 2.80. Above, dull olive-green, two black 

 stripes from the base of the bill to the hind neck, inclosing a patch of tawny 

 buff ; below, white, streaked heavily with black across the breast and down the 

 sides, with a black line from the bill down the side of the throat. 



Young in first summer. — Above, cinnamon-brown, streaked with blackish on 

 the back and two faint black stripes on the head ; wings and tail, olive, wing- 

 coverts tipped with cinnamon ; below, pale cinnamon on the throat and breast, 

 mottled with dusky spots ; rest of under surface, white. 



Nest on the ground, arched over above, built of leaves, grass and slender 

 rootlets ; eggs, four to five, white, speckled with reddish-brown, .80 x .GO. 



Common summer resident. Arrives April 26t]i (April 30th), 

 departs October 9th. 



> Auk, 1889, p. 198. 



