white belly and under tail coverts. Female — Like 

 male, but paler and much duller. 



The song notes resemble the syllables pure-er, 

 pure-er. The only bird of about its size that is 

 largely blue. 



GROUP 4- SMALL BIRDS, NO ONE COLOR GREATLY 

 PREDOMINATING 



655. Myrtle Warbler — Dendro'ica coronata. 



Smaller than sparrow; length s 5 A inches. 



Male — Yellow on each side of breast and on 

 rump and crown; upperparts bluish gray, streaked 

 with black; two white wing-bars; outer wing 

 feathers with white spots near their tips; breast 

 and upper belly heavily marked black; rest of un- 

 der parts white. Female — Similar, less black be- 

 low; upper parts more brown. 



657. Magnolia Warbler — Dendro'ica magnolia. 



Smaller than sparrow; length s l /% inches. 



Male — Underparts yellow , marked with black, 

 a large white patch on wings, a white spot above 

 eye; back black (see frontispiece). Female — 

 Similar, colors duller and not so clean-cut; back 

 greenish. 



659. Cheztkut-sided Warbler — Dendro'ica 

 pensyvlanica. 



Smaller than sparrow; length 5^ inches. 



Male — A broad stripe of chestnut along each 

 side (see frontispiece). Female — Similar, rather 

 duller in color. 



A summer resident in the lower growth of our 

 woods; local in distribution. 



667. Black-throated Green Warbler — Den- 

 droica virens. 



Smaller than sparrow; length 5% inches. 



Male — Sides of head bright yellow, throat black, 

 sides striped with black (see frontispiece). Fe- 

 male — Similar, the black of throat and breast 

 mixed with yellowish. 



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