671. PINE WARBLER. Dendroica 



PERCHING BIRDS 



vigorsi. 



Range. Eastern United States, breeding from 

 the Gulf to southern British Provinces; winters 

 in the Gulf States and southward. 



This common eastern species 

 is greenish above and dull yel- 

 lowish below, streaked with 

 dusky on the sides. They are 

 almost exclusively found in pine 

 woods, either light or heavy 

 growth, where they can always 

 be located by their peculiar, mu- 

 sical lisping trill. They nest high in these trees, 

 placing their nests in thick bunches of needles, 

 so that they are very difficult to locate. They 

 nest from March in the south to May in the north- 

 ern states, laying three or four dull whitish eggs, 

 specked or blotched with shades of brown and 

 lilac; size .68 x .52. Data. Worcester, Mass., 

 May 28, 1891. Nest 30 feet up in a pine; made of 

 pine needles and rootlets. 



Dull white 



Dendroica palmarum 



672. PALM WARBLER. 

 palmarum. 



Range. Interior of North America, breeding 

 about Hudson Bay and northward and wintering 

 in the lower Mississippi Valley and the West 

 Indies. 



This species is brownish yellow 



above and yellow on the throat and 



breast, the crown and streaks on 



the sides are chestnut. They are 



found during migrations on or near 



the ground on the edges of woods 



or thickets and along roadsides; 

 have a peculiar habit of "teetering" their tail 

 which will readily identify them. They nest on the ground in, or on the edges 

 of swampy places, lining the hollow with grasses and rootlets. In May or June 

 they lay three or four eggs which are creamy white, variously specked with 

 brown and lilac; size .68 x 52. 



Creamy white 



Warblers 



Palm Warblers 



672a YELLOW PALM WARBLER. Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea. 



Range. Eastern North America, breeding from Nova Scotia, northward. 



This is the common Yellow Red-poll Warbler of the eastern states, and is 

 very abundant during migrations. Their habits are the same, if not identical 

 with the interior species. Their nests are also like those of the last, placed 

 on the ground and the eggs are indistinguishable. 



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