446 AMERICAN WARBLERS. 



505. KIRTLAND WARBLER. 



Largo,5.50,slaty above, yellow beneath; 

 patch on side of head, spots on breast and 

 sides, black, fig. 353; female, duller. Breeds 

 in Mich. Nests placed on ground. Winters 



Fig. 854 



Pine Warbler. 1-3. 



in Bahamas; south in Sept., north in May. 

 Frequents low bushes in fields; moves tail 

 up and down, gives a sharp note of alarm 

 song, ch-ch-che-che-a or che-che-che-chee iviche- 

 a-tt. with the terminal a prolonged in both. 

 (Norman A. Wood). Rare. 



