‘THE SYCAMORE WARBLER. ae 
The song of the Blackburnian Warbler is of the squeaky order and 
the notes, altho penetrating enough and undertaken with considerable energy, 
lack volume and fade out to a fairy whisper before the song is done. 
“Ssu-witts, ssu-witts, ssu-witts, ssu-witts, ssu-witts, ssu-cwitts, ssu-witts, 
ssil-witts,” is one attempt to express this duodecimo songster. 
No. 7o. 
SYCAMORE WARBLER. 
A. O. U. No. 663a. Dendroica dominica albilora Ridew. 
Synonyms.—W HITE-BROWED WARBLER; \WHITE-BROWED YELLOW-THROATED 
WARBLER. 
Description.—Adults: Above bluish-gray; on forehead interspersed with 
black; a short median frontal line, a superciliary stripe reaching to nostril, and 
the lower eyelid, white; throat bright yellow, bordered on side by extensive black 
cheek-patch, which includes lores and is produced behind on lower neck; behind 
this on neck a white area continuous with superciliary stripe; remaining under 
parts white, heavily streaked with black on sides; black streaks gathered on each 
side into a loose chain connecting with black of cheeks; wings and tail dusky, 
with bluish or ashy edgings, the former with two broad white bars formed in the 
usual fashion ; subterminal white blotches on two outer pairs of rectrices; bill and 
feet dark. Jmmature: Similar to adult, but much tinged with brown above and 
below; black of head subdued, and yellow of throat paler. Length 4.50-5.50 
(114.3-139.7) ; av. of six Columbus specimens: wing 2.47 (62.7) ; tail 1.83 (46.5) ; 
bill Aven (Gi 2)) 
Recognition Marks.—Medium size; lemon-yellow throat bordered by black 
on sides, and abruptly by white below; white superciliary line. 
Nest, usually placed at a considerable height in sycamore or other trees, near 
water; of weed-stalks, twigs, and grasses, lined with plant-down, etc. Eggs, 4 
or 5, white or grayish white, speckled and spotted distinctly or obscurely with 
reddish- or olive-brown, sometimes gathered in wreath about larger end. Avy. 
SAS, JOO) SS} (CUGAS SS eS) 
General Range.—Mississippi and Ohio Valleys west to the Plains, north to 
Lake Erie and southern Michigan, east to western North Carolina; in winter 
south to southern Mexico and Central America. 
Range in Ohio.—Formerly abundant, now less common; along wooded 
streams, principally in southern, south-central, and western portions, but locally 
wherever sycamore trees abound. Breeds. 
IN view of the recent changes in the status of this species, it is well 
to recall Dr. Wheaton’s words penned in Columbus some twenty-five years 
ago: “Not rare summer resident; common during the spring migration. 
