46 HOW TO NAME THE BIRDS 



89. CANADIAN FLYCATCHING WARBLER. 



Ashy-blue Yellow, black-streaked. 



SSH' Crown, black-streaked ; superciliary line and whole 

 under side, except white under tail-coverts, yellow ; chain of 

 black down each side of throat, connecting with necklace 

 of jet across breast ; wings and tail, unmarked ; ? has black 

 markings obscure. 



Breeds throughout N. E. and occasionally in mts. of Pa. ; only mi- 

 grant in N. J. ; nest, often loosely built of pine-needles, on ground, in 

 swampy woodland; eggs, 4-5, white, "clouded delicately at larger 

 end with brown and lilac ; " a finer singer than most warblers. 



90. HOODED WARBLER. 



Yellowish-olive Yellow and black. 



5X« Forehead and sides of face, rich yellow, surrounded 



by black hood covering rest of head, neck, and throat ; 



large white spots on tail ; hood not perfect till 3d yr. ; ? 



generally shows only ragged traces of it. 



Rarely north of Conn. ; nest, low in bush ; eggs, 4, white, red- 

 spotted ; frequently spreads tail ; a beautiful species. 



91. REDSTART. 



Glossy-black, flame-spotted (or yellow) . 



SX- See 63. 



92. PRAIRIE WARBLER. 



Olive Yellow, black-streaked. 



4X' Forehead and superciliary line, yellow ; a V-shaped 

 black mark on side of face ; brick-red spots on back ; 2 yel- 

 low wing-bars ; tail, white-spotted ; side-streaks on throat 

 and breast, black. 



Seldom north of Mass. ; abundant in S. N. J. ; rarely breeds in Pa. ; 

 nest, of grass and woody fibre, lined with horse-hair, feathers, etc., 

 within a few feet of the ground ; eggs, June ist, 3-5, white, marked 

 with different shades ; a flycatcher, like the redstart. 



