BIRDS OF 



This "flying gem," clad in black and orange of the richest 

 shade, is by many regarded as the most gaily attired of all the 

 Warblers. It is a regular visitor in spring and fall, and though 

 not abundant is very generally distributed. 



From its lingering late in spring and appearing early in 

 September, it probably does not go much farther north to spend 

 the summer, but at that season it has not been observed in 

 Southern Ontario. One of the few errors made by Wilson was 

 his description of the young of the Blackburnian Warbler as a 

 different species, which he named the Hemlock Warbler. He 

 was for a time followed by other writers, till further observation 

 brought out the truth. Like most of its class this species crosses 

 the southern frontier during the early part of May, and is again 

 seen passing south in September. 



265. DENDROICA VIRENS (GMEL.). 667. 

 Black-throated Green Warbler. 



Male, in spring, back and crown clear yellow-olive; forehead, superciliary 

 line, sides of head rich yellow (in very high plumage, middle of back with 

 dusky marks, and dusky or dark olive lines through eyes, auriculars, and even 

 bordering the crown) ; chin, throat and breast jet black, prolonged behind in 

 streaks on the sides ; other under parts white, usually yellow-tinged ; wings 

 and tail dusky, the former with two white bars and much white edging, the 

 latter with outer feathers nearly all white ; bill and feet blackish ; male in the 

 fall and female in the spring similar, but black restricted, interrupted or veiled 

 with yellow ; young similar to the female, but the black more restricted or 

 wanting altogether, except a few streaks along the sides. Length, about 5 ; 

 wing, a ; tail, i\. 



HAB. Eastern North America to the Plains, north to Hudson's Bay 

 Territory ; breeding from the Northern United States northward. In winter, 

 south to Cuba and Panama. Accidental in Greenland and Europe. 



Nest, small, neat, compact, placed in a fork of a pine tree, near the end 

 of a branch, often 20 to 50 feet -from the ground ; composed of twigs, strips of 

 vine bark and dried grass, and lined with vegetable fibre and horse hair. 



Eggs, 3 to 4 ; creamy-white, marked with reddish-brown, mostly toward 

 the larger end. 



The Black-throated Green Warbler is a regular visitor in 

 spring and fall. It appears a few days earlier in spring than 



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