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PALM WARBLER. 



072. Dendroica palmarum. 5y inches. 



No wing bars, but white spots on the outer tail 

 feathers; crown, cheeks and streaks on the sides chest- 

 nut. 



During migrations you will iind these Warblers along 

 roadsides, in open woods and scrubby pastures. They 

 are of a very nervous temperament and, when at rest or 

 when walking, are continually flirting their tail, a habit 

 which none of the Warblers, except the Water-thrush, 

 seem to have. They are one of the earliest of the family 

 to appear in the spring, reaching northern United States 

 in April. 



Song. A short trill ; an ordinary Warbler chirp. 



Nest. On the ground under shrubs, or sunken in 

 moss ; made of fine grasses, bark and moss ; the four eggs 

 are creamy white with reddish-brown spots. 



Range. Interior of N. A., breeding in the interior of 

 British America; winters in southern U. S. 672a. Yel- 

 low Palm Warbler (hypochrysea) is brighter yellow be- 

 low ; it is found in eastern N. A., breeding north of Nova 

 Scotia; winters along the Gulf. 



