THE BIRD BOOK 



652. YELLOW WARBLER. 

 cestiva. 



Dendroica cestiva. 



Cape May Warblers 



Yellow Warblers 



Ragne. Breeds in the whole or North America ; 

 winters south of our borders. 



This well known and very common species is 

 wholly yellow, being more or less greenish on 

 the back, wings and tail, and the male is streaked 

 on the sides with chestnut. They nest anywhere 

 in trees or bushes, either in woods, pastures, 

 parks or dooryards, and their sprightly song is 

 much in evidence throughout the summer. The 

 nests are usually placed in upright 

 crotches or forks, and are made of 

 vegetable fibres and fine grasses 

 compactly woven together and lined 

 with plant down and hair; the eggs, 

 which are laid in May or June, are 

 greenish white, boldly specked in Greenish 

 endless patterns with shades of brown and lilac; 

 size .65 x .50. 



()52n. SONORA YELLOW WARBLER. Dendroica 

 cestiva sonorana. 



Range. Arizona, New Mexico and western 

 Texas, southward. 



This form is brighter yellow, especially above, 

 than the last. The nesting habits are the same 

 and the eggs indistinguishable from those of the 

 preceding. 



()f>2b. ALASKA YELLOW WARBLEH. Dendroica 



cestiva rubiginosa. 

 Range. Breeds in Alaska and on the coast 



south to Vancouver; winters south of the United 

 States. 



Similar to the common Yellow Warbler but slightly darker above; its eggs* 

 and nesting habits are the same. 



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