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black; belly and under tail-coverts whiter. Im. ,3 .— Resembles the 9, but 

 the wiug-coverts have more white. Im. 9 .—Similar to ad. ? , but with little 

 or no yellow on the under parts. L., 5-00 ; W., 2-61 ; T., 1-88 ; B. from JST., -30. 



Range. — Eastern North America; breeds from northern New England 

 north to Hudson Bay ; winters in the tropics. 



Washington, sometimes very common, usually uncommon T. V., May 5 to 

 20; Aug. 25 to Oct. 7. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V., Aug. 20 to Oct. 1. 

 Cambridge, rare T. V., May 15 to 25; Aug. 25 to Sept. 15. 



Nest., partially pensile, of twigs and grass fastened with spiders' webbing, 

 lined with horsehair, on a low branch of a small tree in pasture or open 

 woodland. Eggs., three to four, dull white or butfy, slightly specked, and 

 wreathed around the larger end with spots of brown and lilac, -70 x -50 

 (Chamberlain). 



During its migrations this generally rare Warbler may be found 

 associated with its wood-inhabiting congeners. In the summer it 

 haunts the higher branches of coniferous trees. Mr. Chamberlain 

 describes its song as somewhat resembling "the simple lay of the 

 Nashville, though its voice is neither so full nor so sweet, recalling the 

 thin, wiry tones of the Black and White Creeper." 



652. Dendroica sestiva {Gmel.). Yellow Warbler. Ad. $ .— 

 Upper parts bright greenish yellow, brighter on the crown ; wings edged with 

 yellow ; tail fuscous, the inner vanes of the feathers yellow ; under parts bright 

 yellow, streaked with rufous. Ad. 9 . — Upper parts uniform yellowish olive- 

 green ; tail as in the $ ; wings fuscous, edged with yellow ; under parts bright 

 yellow, slightly, if at all, streaked with rufous on the breast and sides. Im. $ . 

 —Similar to the 9 . Im. 9 .—Upper parts light olive-green ; tail fuscous, the 

 inner margins of the inner vanes of the tail-feathers yellow ; under parts uni- 

 form dusky yellowish. L., 5-10 ; W., 2-40 ; T., 1-89 ; B. from N., -33. 



Remarks. — In any plumage this bird may be known by the yellow on the 

 inner vanes of the tail-feathers. 



Range. — North America, except Southwestern States; breeds northward 

 to the arctic regions ; winters as far south as northern South America. 



Washington, common S. R., abundant T. V., Apl. 18 to Sept. 30. Sing 

 Sing, common S. E., Apl. 30 to Sept. 27. Cambridge, abundant S. E., May 1 

 to Sept 30. 



Nest, of fine grasses and hempen fibers, with a conspicuous amount of plant 

 down, lined with plant down, fine grasses, and sometimes long hairs, in the 

 shrubs or trees of lawns or orchards. Eggs., four to five, bluish white, thickly 

 marked with cinnamon- and olive-brown, with frequently a wreath about the 

 larger end, -70 x -50. 



When any one tells me he has seen a " Wild Canary," 1 feel rea- 

 sonably sure he refers to the Yellow Warbler, for the casual observer 

 at once betrays his inexperience by entirely overlooking the bird's 

 streaked breast and slender bill. 



It has, it is true, the general appearance of a yellow bird, and its 

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