In a Mission Patio. 



winter all over the valley region of 

 California instead of going farther south 

 with the other warblers. I wrote down 

 a description of the little creature in my 

 hand, as follows : Back, grayish brown 

 faintly streaked with dull black ; rump, 

 yellow; tail, dull black. A clear spot 

 of white marked each tail-feather except 

 the two middle ones, being largest on 

 the outer feathers and decreasing toward 

 the center. The breast was grayish 

 white, the throat dull yellowish, this 

 color extending down on the sides of 

 the breast. The abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts were pure white, and a 

 narrow ring of the same encircled the 

 eye. There were two obscure whitish 

 and buffy bands on the wings and a 

 concealed patch of yellow on the head. 

 The bill and feet were black. The 

 -male bird is similar in markings but all 

 the colors are more intensified — espe- 

 cially the patches of yellow and black. 

 In the breeding season the markings of 

 the male bird are still more brilliant 

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