673. Dendroica discolor 

 PRAIRIE WARBLER. 4 1-2 inches 



Male. Above olive-green ; chestnut markings on back; yellow 

 line over eye ; wing bars yellow ; tail spots white. Below 

 yellow, sides streaked with black. Female. Similar, but often 

 lacks the chestnut markings on the back. 



A bird of the scrub oaks and old pastures. Common in Massachu- 

 setts near the coast. Arrives about May 10. 

 Song. Zee, zee, zee, zee, on an ascending scale. 

 Nest. In pastures or scrub not far from the ground, made of 

 grass and roots. 



Breeds. In southern New England, rarely north of Massachu- 

 setts. / 



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