PERCHING BIRDS 



655. MYRTLE WARBLER. Dendroica coronata. 



Range. Eastern North America, breeding from 

 northern United States northward. Winters in 

 the southern half of eastern United States. 



This beautiful gray, white and 

 / black Warbler can readily be iden- 



tified by its yellow rump, side 

 patches and crown patch. It is one 

 of our most common species during 

 migrations when it is found west 

 to the Rockies and casually far 

 ther. They nest on the lower branches of conifer- 

 ous trees, making their homes of rootlets, plant 

 fibres and grasses; during June or the latter part 

 of May, three or four eggs are laid; they are white, 

 spotted with several shades of brown and lilac; 

 size .70 x .50. Data. Lancaster, N. H., June 7, 

 1888. Nest in a small spruce, about 6 feet up; 

 made of fine twigs, lined with leathers. 



White 



656. AUDUBON'S WARBLER. 

 boni auduboni. 



Dendroica audu- 



United 



Range. Mountain ranges of western 



States from British Columbia to Mexico. 

 This bird resembles the last in the location of 

 ^^^^ the yellow patches but has a yellow 

 instead of a white throat, and is 

 otherwise differently marked. They 

 are as abundant in suitable locali- 

 ties as are the Myrtle Warblers in 

 the east, nesting on the outer 

 branches of coniferous trees at any 



height from the ground. The nests are made of 



bark strips, rootlets, plant fibre, grasses and pine 



needles, the three to five eggs are greenish or bluish white marked with brown 



and lilac; size .68 x .52. The one figured is from a beautiful set of four in Mr. 



0. W. Crandall's collection, and the ground color is a delicate shade of blue. 



Data. Spanaway, Washington, April 23, 1902. Nest on the limb of a large fir 



in a clump of three in prairie country. 



Hluish white 



Myrtle Warblers 



Audubon's Warblers 



656a. BLACK-FRONTED W T ARBLER. Dendroica auduboni nigrifrons. 



Range. Mountains of southern Arizona and Mexico. 



Similar to the preceding, but with the forehead and ear coverts black. Their 

 nests and eggs are in no way different from those of Audubon's Warbler. 



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