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edgings of the same on the primaries ; tail, with basal half of all but the two 

 middle pairs of feathers, salmon ; side of breast and under wing-coverts, bright 

 salmon ; center of breast and abdomen, white, with a few black streaks where 

 the white and salmon join ; under tail-coverts mixed with blackish. In autumn 

 the black feathers of the breast are slightly tipped with buffy-white, especially 

 posteriorly. 



Adult female. Head and back of neck, mouse-gray ; back, olive ; wings and 

 tail, dusky ; throat and breast, white, like the abdomen ; salmon markings on 

 wings, tail and sides replaced by pale yellow, those on the wings usually re- 

 stricted to the secondaries. 



Young in first summer. Browner above and dull brown on the throat and 

 breast. 



Young in first autumn. Similar to adult female. 



Young in first breeding season. Similar to adult female, but with some black 

 feathers scattered irregularly on the head and throat. 



Nest of fine shreds of bark and other vegetable fibers mixed with downy 

 material, in the upright fork of a small tree ; eggs, four to five, bluish-white, 

 spotted around the larger end with dark brown and rusty, .65 x .50. 



Common transient visitant and occasional summer resident in 

 southern New Jersey. Common summer breeder in the northern 

 counties. Arrives April 25th (May 3d), departs October 5th. 



The Redstart is one of the most conspicuous of the migrant War- 

 blers; the brilliant salmon red across the wings and tail is made more 

 conspicuous by the nervous activity of the bird, which is constantly 

 spreading its tail and fluttering out in the air, clear of the branches, 

 in pursuit of some choice insect. 



Its song Professor Jones compares with that of the Yellow Warbler, 

 with the difference that it is retarded while that of the latter is ac- 

 celerated toward the end. "Chee chee che^ chee-pa." 



In summer the Redstart is rather rare in southern New Jersey, but 

 has been found nesting or observed in the nesting season in swampy 

 locations in Cape May and Cumberland counties by Messrs. Reed and 

 Wilde, at Haddonfield by Mr. Rhoads, at Manahawkin, Clementon, 

 Bennett and Dennisville by Mr. Harlow, and by Professor A. H. Phil- 

 lips, near Princeton. In northern New Jersey it is a common 

 summer resident; Lake Hopatcong (Rhoads), Plainneld (Miller), 

 near New York City (Chapman), High Knob (Chapman), Paterson 

 (J. H. Clark), and rare at Summit (Holmes) and Morristown 

 (Thurber). 



