Birds of Canada. 45 



//. ruficapilla. The Nashville Warbler. 

 The Nashville Warbler is over four and a-half 

 inches long ; the wing, two and three-fourths 

 inches ; the color, above, olive-green ; beneath, 

 dull white ; the color, olive-green above ; under 

 parts, deep yellow. Visits Canada in the spring 

 and fall. 



//. percgrina. The Tennessee Warbler. 



The Tennessee Warbler is four and a-half 

 inches long ; the wing, two and three-fourths 

 inches ; the color, above, olive-green ; beneath, 

 dull white ; the top and sides of the head, ashy- 

 gray. Breeds in northern Canada. Spring and 

 fall visitor. 



Ictcria I'iridis. The Yellow-breasted Chat. 



This bird is nearly seven inches in length ; 

 upper parts, olive-green ; under-parts gamboge- 

 yellow. Visits Canada in May and September. 



SctopJiaga ruticilla. The Red Start. 



The Red Start arrives here about the middle 

 of May, and leaves about the fifteenth of Septem- 

 ber. It is five and a quarter inches long ; the 

 wing two and a half inches ; the general color, 

 black, the sides of the breast and base of the 

 quills and tail, reddish-orange, and the abdomen, 

 white. This is one of the prettiest and liveliest 

 birds of our forests. The nest is built upon a 



