500 THE EIKDS OF MAINE 



of the State, and doubtless breeds in local abundance in many 

 sections of the unknown wilderness of northern and western 

 Maine. 



In Davie's Nests and Eggs, Ed. 5, p. 435, a nest is described 

 which was taken near St. John, New Brunswick, on June 16. 

 This nest is said to be somewhat similar to that of the Magnolia 

 Warbler, composed of small dry spruce twigs, grasses and 

 spiders' webs, interwoven and lined entirely with horsehair. 

 It was placed less than three feet from the ground in a cluster 

 of low cedars growing in an exposed situation on a rather open 

 hillside. The eggs were said to measure 0.69 x 0.49, 0.65 x 

 0.49, 0.66 x 0.49, 0.66 x 0.48. They were dull or buffy white, 

 speckled and spotted about the larger ends with dark brown, 

 reddish brown and lilac gray. As other observers mention the 

 fact that in summer the species is found in the highest ever- 

 green trees the situation of this nest might seem to have been 

 unusual. The only record of the note of this species is in 

 Butler's Birds of Indiana where he describes the song as 

 " a-wit-a-wit-a-wit-a-wit-a-wit." It is to be regretted that we 

 know nothing more regarding the domestic life of these birds. 



Subgenus DENDROICA Gray. 



652. Dendroica oestiva (Gmel.). Yellow Warbler; Sum- 

 mer Yellowbird; Summer Warbler; Golden Warbler; Blue- 

 eyed Yellow Warbler; Spy-about; Garden Warbler, 



Plumage of adult male : above bright greenish yellow, becoming stronger 

 on the crown ; below golden lemon yellow, brightly streaked with pale chest- 

 nut on the throat, breast and sides ; wings edged with and inner veins of 

 tail feathers bright yellow ; tail fuscous. Plumage of adult female : slightly 

 paler than that of male ; streaks on the throat, breast and sides few and not 

 so bright ; wings slightly more fuscous. Immature plumage : no streaks on 

 breast, throat or sides in juvenile plumage, becoming rather sparingly 

 streaked in first winter plumage; dull lemon yellow below. Wing 2.30 to 

 2.60 ; culmen 0.41 ; tarsus 0.73. 



Geog. Dist. — The breeding range includes North America in general, exclu- 

 sive of Florida, Georgia, the north Pacific coast (inhabited by local race) 



