FAMILY 



border. It winters from Florida through the We^t In- 

 dies southward. This Warbler is a common resident of 

 the woodlands where there are well-grown trees of vari- 

 ous species. I have often seen him in the Harvard 

 Botanic Garden, Cambridge, in the migratory season. 



The song of the Parula* Warbler is a very simple and 

 unassuming one. The tone of voice is exceedingly thin; 

 indeed, so thin that it has been described as hairlike! It 

 also has a slight overtone quality. The song lupins 

 with three (sometimes two, and sometimes four) nearly 

 double tones best expressed with added grace notes, and 

 ends with three rapid tones with the effect of a trill, 

 thus: 



Pe-tse, pt-tst,pftse,pt-$te set 



The song has been fairly well expressed by the syllables 

 pe-tse', pe-tse', pe-tse', pe-see-see, but my notation lo- 

 cates the tones. This is the song of one individual, 

 though, and I cannot promise that it is thoroughly typi- 

 cal. Mr. Bicknell recognizes another song which he 

 describes as a fine trill. 



Cape May This rather rare Warbler of New Eng- 



Warbler land is easily recognized by his chestnut 



Dendrotca J __. .. 



tigrina ear-coverts. His colors are peculiar, and 



L. 5.00 Inches not at all brilliant; a combination of 

 May isth warm yellow and browns. Top of head 



black, the feathers tipped with olive green; ear-coverts 

 (the area back of the eye) burnt sienna or chestnut; be- 

 hind these a patch of warm yellow; upper back olive 

 green heavily streaked with black, the lower back 

 yellow-green; a large white area on the wing%, and on 

 the inner web of the outer tail feathers ; under parts 

 warm cadmium yellow streaked with black, very much 

 lighter below. Female gray olive-green above, the 



* Pronounced Prtr'-oola, not Par-oo'-la. 



