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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 diflerent 

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

 soft, whistling notes, run together in a continuous trill. It 

 resembles, in a way, the song of the Chip- 

 ping Sparrow, except that it i^ bofter and 

 more musical. Often the bird N\ill 

 sit for ten or fifteen minute? 

 in one spot, and, 

 as the song seems 

 ventriloquial at 

 times, the singer is 

 then hard to find. 



This bird is one of 

 the earliest Warblers to 

 arrive in spring. It is 

 undoubtedly the partic- 

 ular guardian OI the pig. 68. — Pine Warbler, natural size. 



pines, about which it 



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

 insects that infest pine trees. It has lieen 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. 



Myrtle Warbler. Myrtle Bird. Yellow-rumped Warbler. 



Dendroica coronata. 



Length. — About five and one-half inches. 



Adult Male. — Above, slaty; black-streaked; wings and tail brownish, marked 



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



tail spots, lower breast, and belly white ; cro-mi, rump, and a patch on each 



side of breast bright yellow. 

 Female. — In spring, much like male, but duller; in fall, and male in fall, 



generally browner, with colors less pure and conspicuous. 

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

 2^est. — In bush or coniferous tree, usually lined with fine, soft materials. 

 Egg.^. — White, marked Mith browns and purples. 

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



This beautiful bird probably does not breed in Massachu- 

 setts except in some higher parts of northern Worcester 



