PLATE L.—BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. 
Dendroica castanea. 
Above slate streaked with black ; throat and sides chestnut ; centre 
of breast and belly reddish-white ; crown chestnut; forehead and 
cheeks black; a buff patch on each side of the neck; wings dark 
brown with two white bars; tail dark brown with some white blotches ; 
bill and feet dark. Length, 5.60 inches. 
Migratory. Seen passing northward the latter half of May, and returning to the 
south late in September. Dr. Mearns says: ‘‘Its habits are very similar to those of the 
Black-poll. It is usually seen in the tree-tops, where its movements are rather heavy and 
slow. it seems to be especially fond of bathing in the brooks.’’ Its song is cheerful but 
simple, 
