1908] BIRDS. 47 



650. Cape May Wabler (Dendroica tigrina). A pair of adults. 

 A richly colored migrant species. To be looked for in the spring 

 and fall only. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, north to Lake Winnipeg 

 and Hudson Bay, and west to the Plains. 



W. Va. Dist. Quite common in the spring and fall migration 

 seasons. Some times individuals will linger about evergreen trees 

 for several weeks as they go northward. 



Nest On branch of tree. Breeds northward to the Arctic regions. 



Food Very little is known of the feeding habits of this bird. 

 I have seen this species eating small insects from evergreen trees 

 and from fruit and woodland trees in the spring. Especially fond 

 of insects that infest spruce trees. Some times opens ripe grapes 

 and drinks the juice. 



652. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica a-estiva}. A male and female 

 represent this very common species in the collection. Unlike many 

 of the Warblers, this species is found commonly about orchards, 

 and in the shade trees along city streets. 



Geog. Dist. North America at large, excepting the south-western 

 part. 



W. Va. Dist. Mr. Brewster says of this species, as he found it 

 in Ritchie County in 1874, ''Restricted entirely to belt of willows/ 7 

 Common in all the lower-lying sections of the state. 



Xest In orchard trees. Eggs, four to five, bluish white with 

 brown spots. The nest of this bird often contains one or more 

 eggs of the Cowbird. 



Food Weed and Dearborn say, "The food habits of the Yellow 

 Warbler are all that could be desired. It freely visits farm premises 

 and feeds on minute insects of many kinds." Often feeds upon 

 canker worms. Tent caterpillars, adult currant borers, codling 

 moths, and other harmful insects of orchard and garden are a part 

 of this Warbler's food. 



654. Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendraica caerulescens}. 

 Adult male and female. Migrant. To be seen only in the woods. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, as far north as Labrador. 



W. Va. Dist. Very common in our state in the autumn migra- 

 tion. Not so frequently seen in the spring. A subspecies, known as 

 Cairn's Warbler, is abundant in the summer time in the mountains 



