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in spring and fall, and found in summertime in the higher 



mountains. A most beautifully colored species. 



(20). Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dtominica). A rare south- 

 ern bird. 

 (21). Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens). Fairly 



common in the more densely wooded regions. Nests in the 



mountains. 

 (22). Pine Warbler (Dendroica vigorsi). Occasionally found in this 



State. 

 (23). Yellow Palm Warbler (Dendwvica palmarum hypochryseay. 



Unlike most of this family the Yellow Palm Warbler stays 



in open fields and may be seen flying along old fences and 



feeding about stumps and stones. 

 (24). Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor). Bare. 

 (25). Oven-bird (Seiurus aurocapillu^) . One ofi our very common 



woodland birds. Builds its oven-shaped nest on the ground, 



preferably in open beech woods. 



(26). Water-Thrush (Seiurus noveboracen&is) . Very rare. 

 (27). Louisana Water-Thrush (Seiurus motacilla) . An abundant 



species; found along clear streams. Audubon considered 



this Water-Thrush the sweetest songster of all our American 



birds. 

 (28). Kentucky Warbler (Opororis formosus). Quite common. 



(29). Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis). Very rare. I have 



seen only two of this species in twenty-five years of careful 



study of our West Virginia birds. 

 (30). Mourning Warbler (Opororis Philadelphia). Dr. Eives found 



this sepcies nesting near Davis, a few years ago. Since then 



I have found it quite common on Spruce Knob, Pendleton 



county, the highest point in the State. 

 (31). Maryland Yellow-throat (Geothlypis trichas). One of our 



most common warblers, though rarely found far away from 



some stream. 

 (32). Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). Very comnion in old 



fields. Nests in low, tangled shrubbery. One of the largest 



members of the family. 

 (33). Hooded Warbler (WiUonia ciirina). Common in the woods. 



Like many other warblers this species is very beautiful, 



its colors being black, white, olive, and rich yellow. 

 (34). Wilson's Warbler (Wilsomia putttla}. Eare. Seen only as a 



migrant. 



(35). Canada Warbler (Wil&onia camad^en^is). Fairly common dur- 

 ing migration and in its West Virginia nesting grounds, 



high up in the mountains. 

 (36). Eedstart (Seiophaga ruticilla). Beautiful, with red and black 



plumage. Common along small, clear streams. 

 Family Mimidae: 



(1). Mocking-bird (Mimus polyglottos). Eare. Nests in eome 



parts of the State. 



