Lirds of Canada. 4I 
ff, ruficapilla—The Nashville Warbler. 
The Nashville Warbler is over four and a-half 
inches long ; the wing, less than two and a-half 
inches; the color, olive-green above ; under 
parts, deep yellow. Visits Canada in the spring 
and fall. 
HT. peregrina—The Tennessee Warbler. 
The Tennessee Warbler is four and a-half 
inches long; the wing two and _ three-fourths 
inches ; the color, above, olive-green ; beneath, 
dull white; the top and sides of the head, ashy- 
eray. Breeds in northern Canada. Spring and 
fall visitor. 
lcteria viridis —The Yellow-breasted Chat. 
This bird is nearly seven inches in length ; 
upper parts, olive-green ; under parts, gamboge 
yellow. Visits Canada in May and September. 
Setophaga ruticilla—The Red Start. 
The Red Start arrives here about the middle 
of May, and leaves about the fifteenth of Septem- 
ber. It is five and a-quarter inches long; the 
wing two and a-half inches; the general color, 
black, the sides of the breast and base of the 
quills and tail, reddish-orange, and the abdomen, 
white. This is one of the prettiest and liveliest 
birds of our forests. The nest is built upon a 
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