HOODED WARBLER. 
Syiviana mitrata. 
Above olive-yellow ; forehead, cheeks, breast and belly bright yellow :; 
crown. chin and neck all round jet black; wings and tail brown, the 
latter spotted on the three outer feathers near the tip with white ; bill 
black: feet pale. Length, 5.65 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives early in May, leaves early in September. A rather abundant 
bird, lovely in plumage, and a charming singer. It must be sought in remote spots, since 
it loves dense woods whose shelter it seldom abandons. _ It nests in low situations. 
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