PALM WARBLER. 
672. Dendroica palmarum. 5Y%4 inches. 
No wing bars, but white spots on the outer tail 
feathers: crown, cheeks and streaks on the sides chest- 
nut. 
During migrations you will find these Warblers along 
roadsides, in open woods and scrubby pastures. They 
are of a very nervous temperament and, when at rest or 
when walking, are continually flirting their tail, a habit 
which none of the Warblers, except the Water-thrush, 
seem to have. They are one of the earliest of the family 
to appear in the spring, reaching northern United States 
in April. 
Song.—A short trill; an ordinary Warbler chirp. 
Nest.—(n the ground under shrubs, or sunken in 
moss; made of fine grasses, bark and moss; the four eggs 
are creamy white with reddish-brown spots. 
Range.—Interior of N. A., breeding in the interior of 
British America; winters in southern U. 8. 672a. Yel- 
low Palm Warbler (hypochrysea) is brighter yellow be- 
low; it is found in eastern N. A., breeding north of Nova 
Scotia; winters along the Gulf. 
