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PINE WARBLER. 



671. Dendroica vigorsii. 5 l / 2 inches. 



Greenish yellow above, brighter below; two white 

 wing bars and white spots on outer tail featehrs; fe- 

 male, duller and grayrr. 



Found o,nly in tracts of coniferous trees, except dur- 

 ing migrations when they are often in company with 

 other kinds of Warblers. They like dry hillsides cov- 

 ered with scrub pines and are often quite abundant in 

 such localities. They are rather quiet in their man- 

 ners, creeping about among the tree tops like Black 

 and White Warblers and occasionally giving their 

 clear, little trill. 



Song. Nearest like that of the Chipping Sparrow 

 but easily distinguishable; a long, clear trill. 



Nest. A small, compact structure of black rootlets 

 lined with hair; placed in the extreme tops of scrup 

 pines, where it is very difficult to see them; eggs white 

 specked with reddish brown (.62x.50). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding from the Gulf 

 north to southern Canada; winters in southern U. S. 



