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soothing sounds of the pine woods. It has in it the same 

 dreamy drowsiness that characterizes the note of the Black- 

 throated Green Warbler, but is otherwise entirely diHerent 

 in tone and quality, being composed of a series of short, 

 soft, whistlino; notes, run too-ether in a continuous trill. It 

 resembles, in a way, tlie sonir of the C'hii»- 

 })ing Sparrow, except that it i-, softer and _,-^s^-:^*a>v^ 

 more musical. Often the bird \\'\\\ ^^^^^^ (Z^h'l^M. 

 sit for ten or fifteen minutes ^^^^^ir a^ -S- "^ 



in one spot, and, 

 as the song seems 

 ventrilo(|uial at 

 times, the singer is -i 

 then hard to find. 



This bird is one of 

 the earliest Warblers to 

 arrive in spring. It is 

 undoubtedly the partic- 

 ular guardian of the 

 pines, about which it 



remains until very late in the season, for it feeds mainly on 

 insects that infest pine trees. It has been seen in Wareham 

 in December and January. It is able to subsist to some 

 extent on the seeds of pines, and when there is a good crop 

 of pine seed it can remain longer than most other Warblers. 



Pine Warbler, naUiral size. 



Myrtle Warbler. Myrtle Bird. Yellow-rumped \A/arbler. 

 Bemlro ica coro nata . 



Loif/th. — About five and one-half inches. 



Adult il/oie. — Above, slaty; black-streaked; wmgs and tail brownish, marked 



with white ; chest clouded and streaked with black ; two wing bars, throat, 



tail spots, lower breast, and belly white ; crown, rump, and a patch on each 



side of breast bright yellow. 

 Ff male. — In spring, nmch like male, but duller; ui fall, and male in fall, 



generally browner, with colors less pm-e and conspicuous. 

 Young. — Brownish above, white below ; rump yellow. 

 jSfest. — In bush or coniferous tree, usually lined with fine, soft materials. 

 Eygs. — White, marked with browns and purples. 

 Season. — April to November; winters in favorable localities. 



This beautiful bird probably does not breed in Massachu- 

 setts except in some higher parts of northern Worcester 



