318 CHESTNUT-SIDED WAEBLEE 



in the collection of Major Bendire is a round 

 gray ball midway in a streamer of Florida moss 

 probably ten feet long. 'No better case of pro- 

 tective nesting could be found. In Illinois the 

 Parula nests in swampy forests. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler : Dendroica pensylvanica. 

 (See Fig. 183, p. 346.) 



Adult male, crown yellow and sides chestnut. Adult female, simi- 

 lar, but duller. Young, upper parts bright yellowish green ; 

 under parts pure white, with sometimes a little chestnut on 

 sides. Length, about 5 inches. 



GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. Eastern North America ; breeds 

 from central Illinois and northern New Jersey north to Mani- 

 toba and Newfoundland, and southward along the Alleghanies 

 to South Carolina ; winters in the tropics. 



The friendly Chestnut-sided Warbler nests with 

 us, and is easily known by its combination of 

 yellow crown and dark brown sides. It lives low 

 in the bushes, and hunts with wings hanging and 

 tail up. Its nest is not far from the ground, and 

 is a delicate structure, often made with birch 

 bark, like a Vireo's. The eggs are white, with a 

 wreath of brown about the larger end. 



The Chestnut has two songs, both of which 

 resemble that of the Yellow Warbler. 



In watching this Warbler I have had many 

 delightful surprises ; but the most interesting of 

 all was the day when Mrs. Olive Thome Miller 

 and I happened on a Redstart's nest, the young 

 of which were being fed by the mother Redstart 



