AMERICAN WARHI.KKS. 45 



Malk. (ire?nish-olive above : greenish-yellow beneath, obscuiely streaked 

 on sides of breast with dusky; dull white on abdomen. Wing bars, two. white. 

 Spot on outer tail feather, pointed oval ( see Fig. 30, ). 



FjiMALE. Erowner olive above than in the male; dull white beneath, 

 tinged with yellow on throat and breast. 



Young IVI.alh, Bri<^hter than the female above and below, but duller 

 than the male. 



Young Female. Very brown above, and plain, dull white beneath, either 

 without a trace of yellow below, or only a slight tinging of it. 



Nestlings. Reddish-brown above : dull white beneath, tinged with red- 

 dish on sides of breast. 



Dimensions. Length, o. 45; stretch, 8.80 ; wing, 2. To; tail. 2.10 : bill, 

 .4.5 ; tarsu.s, .70. 



Fig. 30. 



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Head and outer tail feather of Tine AVarbler. 



Comparisons. Known by the plain colors, without any streakings above 

 or prominent black markings anywhere. See page '-ib for further comparisons. 



Nests and Eggs. Nests usually placed in pitch pines, composed of 

 small twigs, pine needles, weeds and grass, lined with fine grass and cottony sub- 

 stances. Eggs, four, bluish- white, spotted and dotted with brown and umber, 

 these spots often forming a ring around the large end. Dimensions, .50 by .75. 



General Habit.s. On these quiet days, which we some- 

 time.s have even in earlv April, wlien the sun shines warm 

 on the southern hillsides which are overgrown with pitch 

 pines, the low trills of the Pine Warblers greet the ear, and 

 thus become inseparably associated with the peculiar odor of 

 the fallen pine needles, and the gentle murmur of the west 

 wind through the tree tops. So nearly, however, do the hue 

 of these plainly colored little birds blend with the yellowish- 

 green tints of the foliage that it is difficult to see them. It is 



