ofi RED-POLLED WARBLER. 



F'lorida, but I have never seen a specimen on the Bahamas 

 nor in the West Indies. The noithward migration begins in 

 Florida in March, but I found a few about Salt Lake as late 

 as April lo, 1876. I have found them in Massachusetts from 

 April 8 to May 15. . 



RED-POLLED WARBLER. 



Deiidroica palmaruni. 



Plate YI, Fig. 1, male; Fig. 2, young female. 



Size, 4.50 to 5.20. Above brownish-oli^'e, with throat, 

 iireast and under tail coverts 3 ellow, remaining lowxr parts, 

 white. Occurs in Xcav Enghnid as an uncommon autumnal 

 mi or ant. 



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CoMPAKisoNS. The Red-polled Warbler difters from the closely allied Yel- 

 low Redpoll in being a little smaller, and in the adult stage a portion only of the 

 lower parts are yellow as given above. In the young the under parts are merely 

 tinged with yellow, excepting the under tail coverts which are always pure yel- 

 low, and by this character, and the olive-brown back, the species may always be 

 distinguished. 



CtEXEIjal Habits. In the south, where I have seen a 

 great deal of the Ked-j^olled Warblers, I have ahvays found 

 them in open sections; in Florida often associating with Yel- 

 low Ked-polls. They are very unsuspicious, and I found 

 them common in the streets of ^N'assau in January, 1884, 

 where their shrill chirinng attracted my attention almost as 

 soon as I landed. One came regularly that year to the yard 

 of my house, and fed there undisturbed by the cats, dogs, 

 l)igs, and bipeds, black and w hite, wdiich frequented the place. 

 This bird had only one eye, and I ^vas thus enabled to distin- 

 guish it from others. It came regiUarly every morning until 

 March 21, wdien it disappeared until the 29, after Avhich I 

 did not see it again. The Red-poll does not differ in breed- 

 ing habits from the Yellow Red-poll. 



