THE MYRTLE WARBLER. 



The male Vell(_)W is very domestic in his lasles. insdimich thai, (luite 

 unlike other Warblers, he will often venture to sing from the very bush in 

 which his mate is sitting. Unless well accustomed to the presence of humans, 

 the female will not sit patiently under the threat of close approach. She 

 slips off quickly and her vigorous complaints serve to summon her husband, 

 when both flit about close to the intruder, and scold roundly in fierce, accusing 

 notes, which yet have a baby lisp abnut them. 



No. 74. 



MYRTLE WARBLER. 



A. O. U. Xo. 655. Dendroica coronata (Linn.). 



Synonym. — Yia.i.ow-uuMi'Kn WAKiiLi'U. 



Description. — Adult male in sfiyiiig: Above slaty blue with black streaks, 

 smaller on sides of crown and nape, broader on back ; below white, with black on 

 upper breast, sides of middle breast, and sides in endless variety of patterns ; a 

 large patch on each side of breast, a partially concealed patch in center of crown, 

 and rump, bright yellow (lemon or canary) ; superciliary line while; a deep black 

 patch on side of head ; wings fuscous ; tail darker ; middle and greater coverts 

 narrowly tipped with white, forming two rather conspicuous bars ; three outer 

 pairs of tail-feathers with white blotches on inner webs, decreasing centrally ; bill 

 black; feet dark, female in spring, and both sexes i)i fall: Duller; the blue of 

 upperparts overlaid with brownish ; a brownish wash on sides of breast and 

 flanks; black of breast obscure, — restricted to centers of feathers; yellow of 

 breast-spots pale or wanting. Intmature: Brownish above; whitish below with 

 a few obscure dusky streaks. Length 5.25-5.75 ( 133. 3-146. i) ; av. of five males: 

 wing 2.98 (75.7) ; tail 2.22 (56.4) ; bill .38 (9.7) ; tarsus .78 (20). 



Recognition Marks. — Larger; zvhitc throat as distinguished from /'. audu- 

 boni, which it otherwise closely resembles. 



Nesting. — Not known to breed in Washington. Xest as in next s]iecies. 

 E(jgs indistinguishable. 



General Range. — "Eastern North America chiefly, straggling more or less 

 commonly to the Pacific; breeds from the northern United States northward, and 

 wiiUers from southern New luigland and the Ohio \"al!ey southward to the W'est 

 Indies, and through Mexico to Panama" (A. O. U. '95). "-An abundant summer 

 resident on Vancouver Island and mainland ( B. C). chiefly west of Cascades" 

 (Kcrmode). 



Range in Washington. — Spring and fall migrant. ])rnbably of regular 

 occurrence cast and west of the Cascades. 



Migrations. — Spring: Tacoma, Apr. 27, 1906, 1907; Seattle. May 3. 1908; 

 Chelan, May 22, 11/35; Yakima, \\iv. 30, 1891. 



Authorities.— Baird, Rej). Pac. r! R. Surv. IX. pt. II.. 1858. 272. 27 ^ C&S. 

 Rh. Ra. ]>. Kk. B. E. 



Specimens. — U. of W. Prov. C. 



