636. Mniotilta varia 

 BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. 5i-2inches 



Male and Female similar. Above and below black and white 

 streaked; bill and feet black ; wing bars white ; outer tail feathers 

 spotted with white. 



Also known as the Black and White Creeper. A bird of the wood- 

 lands, seldom perching, most of the time creeping over the trunks 

 and branches of trees, searching for insects. Coloring suggests 

 Blackpoll Warbler. Common in Massachusetts. Arrives about 

 May 1. 



Song. "Scis-sors, scis-sors, scis-sors" 

 Nest. On the ground, usually near the stump of a tree. 

 Breeds. Throughout New England. 



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