DIRECTORY TO BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 2253 



1. MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT, G. TRICHAS. 5.00; 

 grayish-green above, yellow of lower parts not extending be- 

 yond middle ; mask not extending down on sides of neck in- 

 to a point ; margined behind with whitish. Female, without 

 mask and not as yellow below. Breeds on the Atlantic coast 

 of U. S. from Md. south to Ga. ; casual as far north as R. I. 

 For song and habits, see 1*. 



1*. NORTHERN YELLOW-THROAT, G. T. BRACHIDAC- 

 TYI.A. Larger than 1, yellow extending over nearly the whole 

 of lower surface ; mask extending into a point on sides of 

 neck ; darker above, fig. 331. Breeds from Fig. 331. 

 N.- E. west to Mich., north to Canada, south 

 to range of 1 ; winters from the Carolinas 

 southward to the West Indies, casually as 

 far north as Mass. ; south in Sep. and Oct. ; 

 north in March and April. Common, fre- 

 quents swampy thickets. Song, loud and 

 ringing, " Witch-i-ty" repeated rather slow- 

 ly five or six times ; a warbling song, given 

 while hovering, and a continuous ratch- 

 like sound, emitted occasionally, probably 

 by both sexes; alarm, harsh. 



1**. SOUTHERN YELLOW-THROAT, 

 G. T. IGNOTA. Differs from 1* in having 

 the wing rounder, colors darker, deeper yellow below with 

 sides quite brownish. Breeds from southern Va. south to 

 Fla. and along the Gulf Coast to eastern Texas ; winters from 

 the Carolinas to Key West. 



z. Flycatcliiiig" Warblers. Wilsoiiia. 



Bill, flattened, with bristles at base ; wings, rather short ; 

 110 wing bands. 



1. HOODED WARBLER, W. MITRATA. 5.25; black 

 hood covering head, leaving yellow mask on face; greenish 

 above ; yellow below ; tail with white spots, fig. 332. Female, 

 duller. Breeds in eastern N. A. from southern Conn, to Fla. ; 



