36 THE BIRDS OF 



sided has a white breast and the flanks 

 are marked with chestnut; its back is 

 streaked and it has a yellow crown. 

 The Redstart (Plate 9, p. 73), which 

 is the most common, is black with a 

 white breast, and is brightly colored on 

 the sides, wings and tail with salmon. 

 The Black and White Warbler, or 

 Creeper as he is sometimes miscalled, 

 is a bird about the usual Warbler size, 

 streaked with black and white. He 

 acts Nuthatch fashion, climbing over 

 the trunks of trees. The call of the 

 Myrtle Warbler (Plate 9, p. 73) is one 

 of the most readily distinguishable, 

 being singularly unlike the notes of 

 most of the other Warblers. The male 

 is gray above and white beneath, with 

 black on the breast. There are two 

 white wing-bars. The sides, crown and 

 rump are adorned by bright yellow spots 

 about the size of a nickel. The female 



