BLACK-POLL WARBLER. 
661. Dendroica striata. 5% inches. 
Whole crown black; female, without black cap, green- 
ish gray above streaked with black; young paler than 
the female. 
These birds are one of the latest of the migrants to 
arrive, reaching northern United States about the last 
of May, but coming in such numbers that they are 
found everywhere. While their plumage somewhat re- 
sembles that of the Black and White Warbler, their 
habits are entirely different. 
Song.—A high-pitched, hissing whistle similar to 
that of the Black and White Warbler but uttered more 
deliberately and with an instant’s pause between each 
note. 
Nest.—At low elevations in thick coniferous trees; 
made of slender twigs, rootlets and lichens, lined with 
hair or feathers; eggs whitish, thickly spotted with 
brown (.75 x .52). 
Range.—HEastern N. A., breeding from northern New 
England, Minnesota and Wyoming north to the Arctic 
rezicns; winters south of the United States. 
