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color of the male, black; the feathers broadly 
edged with white. All the birds of this family 
are insectivorous. I have thirty species of the 
warbler family in my collection. 
Pariula americana—The Blue Yellow-backed 
Warbler. 
This warbler arrives here about the middle of 
April on its way to the north, and returns south- 
ward about the middle of September. Color, 
above, blue, with a yellow stripe on the middle of 
the back ; beneath, yellowish-white. This species 
utters a soft, prolonged twitter, its only song. 
Geothlypis trichas —The Maryland Yellow Throat. 
This very pretty warbler breeds in Ontario. 
Color, above, olive-green, tinged with brown; 
throat and neck, bright yellow. Nests, in low 
bushes ; eggs, four, creamy-white. 
G. philadelphie—The Mourning Warbler. 
Its note is a simple chit, uttered in a soft, pen- 
sive tone. General color, ash-gray above, and 
black underneath. Breeds in Canada. Nests, 
in a low bush ; eggs, four, bluish-white. 
G. M. acgillvrai.—Macegillvray’s Warbler. 
This Warbler is five inches long, the wing less 
than two and a-half inches; the head and neck, 
