50 WEST VIRGINIA [W. VA. 



rather rare, though I have seen a great many in some autumn ini- 

 .gration seasons. 



Nest Up several feet in coniferous trees. Breeds in extreme 

 northern United States and northward. 



Food Such insects as live in the tops of coniferous trees. 



661. Black-poll Warbler (Dendroica striata). Male and female. 

 A modestly colored species, but most beautiful when seen moving' 

 about gracefully in the green tree tops. Langille says of the song 

 of this northern Warbler, ''There is a peculiar soft and tinkling 

 sweetness in this melody, suggestive of the quiet mysteries of the 

 forest, and sedative as an anodyne to the nerves." 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, west to the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, north to Greenland, the Barren Grounds, and Alaska. 



W. Va. Dist. This species appears in our section only as it passes 

 from its breeding grounds in the far north to its winter home in 

 South America. In the spring it is not often observed as it passes 

 through this latitude quite hurriedly, but in the fall great numbers 

 of the young may be seen in the woods, and they linger, sometimes, 

 for several weeks. 



Nest Generally placed in a low spruce tree. Four to five speck- 

 led eggs. 



Food Plant lice and other insects. Feeding habits not well 

 known. 



662. Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica Uackburniac) . Adult 

 male and female. Few birds are more richly colored than th's 

 species. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, west to Kansas, and north 

 to Labrador. 



W. Va. Dist. A rather common migrant. It is quite possible 

 that this species breeds in our mountains, but I have never found 

 it there in the breeding season. Mr. Edward A. Preble found the 

 Blackburnian Warbler in the mountains of western Maryland in 

 June and July, 1899. 



Nest In coniferous trees some distance from the ground. 



Food Insects. Very little has been recorded concerning the food 

 of this species. 



663. Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica). Male 

 and female. 



