\V.\um. i;i;s. 



black; belly and under tail-covert* whiter. Im. d . Keaemblea Uie ,but 

 the wing-ooverto have more white. 1m. 9 .Similar to ad. 9 , but with little 

 or DO yellow on the under parts. I.., .V'>; \V., -j-i-,1 ; T., I-*; H. IP.,,. 



Ra*<j. Eastern North Aim-rim; breeds ir-nn northern New Kngland 

 north to HudiMin Hay ; winter* in the tr 



Washington, tuum-timea very common, usually uncommon T. V., May 6 to 

 JO; Aug. -'"> ' ^-"t: Sing, toll-nil. 1\ common T. V., Aug. 80 t" 



Cambridge, rare T. V., May IS to 25; Aug. -'"> to Sept. l.v 



partially ponsile, of twigs unl gross fastened with spider*' wchhintr, 

 lined with horsehair, on a low branch of a small tree in pasture or "p.-n 

 woodlan 1 /':/:'' three to four, dull white- <>r butty, slightly specked, and 

 wreathed around the larger fii<l with >|...t.- ot i.p.wn mul lilac, -70 x -&0 

 (Chamberlain . 



Durinjf its mij;ratii)ns this poncnilly rare Warbler may be found 

 associated with its wood-inlml>itiii congeners. In the 8umnu-r it 

 haunts the higher branches of coniferous trees. Mr. Chamberlain 

 describes its song as somewhat resembling "the simple lay of the 

 Nashville, though its vnirr i- neither so full nor so sweet, recalling the 

 thin, wiry tones of the Ulack and White Creeper." 



662. Dendroica eostiva 0M*i VKLLOW WARBLER. AJ.s. 

 t'pjH-r I'urttt bright greenish yellow, l>ri^htcr on the crown ; W'HHT edged with 

 yellow ; tail fuacous, the inner tnnu itf thtftathert yellmr ; un.ler parts bright 

 yellow, Htreakcd with rufous. Ad. 9 .Upper parts uniform yellowish olive- 

 green; tail tu in tht 6 ; win^ fuseou^. edi;ed with yellow ; un<ler parte bright 

 yellow, slightly, if at all, strmkol w ith rufous on the l>r<-a-t uiil sides. Im. a . 

 Similar to the v . Im. 9 . Upper part* light olive-green; tail fuscoun, the 

 inner margin* of the inner van** of the tail-ftathtri yellow ; under parts uni- 

 t-mi du.-ky yellowish. L., 5-1"; W.. .-. ; T., 1-89; B. from N., -88. 



Rimark*.lD any plumage this bird may be known by the yellow on the 

 inner vane* of the tail -leathers. 



tianyt. North America, except Southw e.-tern States; breeds northward 

 to the arctic regions ; winters as far south us northern South America. 



Washington, common S. H., abundant T. V., Apl. is to Sept. H<t. Sing 

 Sing, common S. K , Apl. 30 to Sept 27. Cambridge, abundant S. K., May 1 

 t 80. 



,Vr*f, of fine gnuww and hempen fibers, with a conspicuous amount of plant 

 down, lined with plant down, fine graaHca, and sometimes long hairs, in the 

 ahruhtt or tree* of lawns or orchards. /.';//*, four to five, bluish white, thickly 

 marked with cinnamon- and olive-brown, with frequently a wreath about the 

 larger end, -70 x -50. 



When any one tells me he has soon a Wild Canary," I feel rea- 

 sonably sure he refers to the Yellow Warbler, for the casual observer 

 at once betrays his inexperience by entirely overlooking the bird's 

 streaked breast and slender bill. 



It has, it is true, the general appearance of a yellow bird, and its 

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