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MYRTLE WARBLER. 



655. Dendroica coronata. 5^ inches. 



Yellow patches on crown, sides and rump; outer tail 

 feathers with large white spots; female duller and 

 browner. 



During migrations these pretty birds are very abun- 

 dant in the United States. They usually travel in 

 large flocks so that a small piece of woodland is lit- 

 erally flooded with them when they pause in the flight 

 to feed upon insects or small berries. They are often 

 known as Yellow-rumped Warblers. 



Song. A clear, broken trill or warble. 



Nest. Usually in coniferous trees, though some- 

 times in others,' and at low elevations; of plant fibres 

 and grasses; the four or five eggs are white, spotted 

 and blotched with reddish brown (.70 x .54). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding from northern New 

 England and Minnesota northward; winters south of 

 the U. S. 



