636. Mniotilta varia 
BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. 5 1-2inches 
Male and Female similar. Above and below black and white 
streaked ; bill and feet black ; wing bars white; outer tail feathers 
spotted with white. 
Also known as the Black and White Creeper. A bird of the wood- 
lands, seldom perching, most of the time creeping over the trunks 
and branches of trees, searching for insects. Coloring suggests 
Blackpoll Warbler. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives about 
May 1. 
Song. “Sczs-sors, scis-sors, scis-sors.” 
Nest. On the ground, usually near the stump of a tree. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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