THE YELLOW WARBLER. 137 
the tasty but inconspicuous chestnut stripes on the breast of the adult male. 
These stripes are lacking in males of the second year, whence Audubon was 
once led to elaborate a supposed new species, which he called the ‘Children’s 
Warbler.” The name is not ill-fitting even tho we know it applies only to 
the Warbler children. 
The Yellow Warbler is peculiarly a bird of sunshine, and is to be found 
anywhere in open situations. It swarms through the orchards and gardens, 
frequents the wayside thickets, and in town takes possession of the shrubbery 
in lawn or park. It is abundant in swampy places, and through the willows 
which line the banks of streams. 
Taken near Waverly. Photo by Rev. W. F. Henninger. 
NEST AND EGGS OF THE YELLOW WARBLER. 
The song is sunny too, and while not elaborate, makes substantial con- 
tribution to the good cheer of spring. The notes are almost piercing and 
sound better perhaps from across the river than they do in the same tree. 
Individual variation in song is considerable, but the high pitch and vigor 
of delivery are distinctive. Certain common types may be syllabized as 
follows: Sweet, swect, sweet, sweetie; sce, tseé, tsit-a-wee, tseé; wee- 
chee, chee, chee wee-i-u. ‘The bird is found singing from its arrival the last 
week in April until near the close of its second nesting late in July. 
The nest of the Yellow Warbler is one of the commonest, both because 
ot the bird’s abundance and because no special pains is taken at concealment. 
