BIRDS OF INDIANA. 1U-KJ 



Tail spots at end of nearly all the feathers; no definite yellow 



anywhere . . ..... rara. 



Throat, breast and sides black; sides of head with diffused 



yellow; outer tail feather white, edged externally - rm'H.s. 



Throat yellow or orange ; crown with at least a trace of a cen- 

 tral yellow or orange spot; outer tail feather white edged 

 externally . . blackburnii. 



Bill ordinary, and with none of the foregoing special marks- stnat<t, or castanea. 



Subgenus PERISSOGI.OSSA Baird. 



264. (650). Dendroica tigrina (GMBL.). 



Cape May Warbler. 



Adult Male. "Bill very acute, conical and decidedly curved; back, 

 yellowish-olive, with dark markings; crown, hkck; abdomen and tail 

 coverts, yellow; rump, rich yellow; an orange-brown ear patch; a black 

 loral line; under parts, yellow; streaked with black on breast and 

 sides; large .white patch on the wings; three pairs of large white tail 

 blotches. Female. Similar, but lacking distinctive head markings; 

 small wing patch and tail blotches; under parts, paler; bill and feet, 

 black." (Nehrling, N. A Birds). 



Length, 4.70-5.65; wing, 2.85; tail, 2.15. 



RANGE. Eastern North America, from West Indies to Hudson 

 Bay Territory. Breeds from Maine, northern Michigan and Minne- 

 sota, north. Winters in West Indies. Resident in Jamaica. 



Nest, in coniferous trees, on tip of large limb, pendent; of evergreen 

 twigs, grass or vines, fastened with spider's web, and lined with horse- 

 hair. Eggs, 4; dull white, slightly ashen, irregularly dotted and 

 spotted, usually most about larger end, with yellowish, reddish-brown 

 and lilac; .67 by .49. 



The Cape May Warbler is generally considered a rare bird every- 

 where. While this is true, and some years it is altogether absent, 

 there are years when it is common and even abundant. In Indiana 

 it appears as a migrant, perhaps more numerous in fall than spring. 

 Its peculiar distribution is very interesting. It generally breeds 

 farther north than the United States, yet, like the Myrtle Warbler, it 

 is a resident in Jamaica and Hayti, where they breed among the 

 mountains. With us, the} r 'appear with the later Warblers, seldom 

 arriving before April 25, and usually after May 1, and some years re- 

 maining until the close of the latter month. The dates here given 

 explain the early and late first arrivals: Bloomington, April 24, 1885, 

 1886, remained to May 5, 1886; Brookville, May 4, 1886, and 1892, 

 May 6, 1897; Madison, May 23, 1888; Knox County, May 9, 1885; 

 Terre Haute, May 4, 1887, May 11, 1890; Indianapolis, May 7, 1878; 



