82 Bird Studies. 



bers, in spring and fall, and winters in the South Atlantic and Gulf States. 

 It is not as abundant in Florida in the winter as the Red-poll Warbler. 



It is larger than its more western prototype, and 



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W W bl brighter yellow prevails throughout its plumage. The 



Dendroica paimarum adults in spring and summer have bright chestnut brown 



crowns. The back is olive green, with a brownish tone 



shading into olive green on the rump, and exposed edges of the tail feathers ; 



the outer tail feathers have areas of clear white on their inner webs near 



their ends. 



A line over the eye defining the crown and a ring about each eye is 

 bright yellow. The lower parts are the same bright yellow throughout. 

 The sides of the throat, the breast, sides, and flanks are streaked with bright 

 chestnut. In winter the crown patch is dulled by the brown tips of each 

 feather, much as in the Red-poll Warbler, but the eye ring, the line over the 

 eye, and the ground color of the entire under parts is bright yellow. All of 

 the yellow areas are often suffused with ashy gray, and that color also obscures 

 the chestnut markings on the yellow ground which are disposed the same as 

 in individuals in summer. The nesting is practically the same as that of the 

 Red-poll. 



These two warblers affect open country, and are to be met with in low 

 bushes along highways or in fields. In Florida, in the winter, the streets of 

 the towns and villages seem their choice hunting ground, and a peculiar 

 wagging of the tail up and down is a constant and characteristic motion. I 

 met them in the main streets of Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, where they 

 were common birds. 



The village street well shaded by high trees is the chosen haunt of the 



Warbling Vireo. In such localities, particularly where elms and maples 



abound, his voice may be heard high in the upper branches. 



Warbling Vireo. Th bi d f d throughout North America, in the 



Vireo gilvus (Vieill.)- & 



eastern region from Florida to Newfoundland. They 

 breed throughout most of their Eastern North American range, and winter in 

 tropical America. 



The Warbling Vireo looks very much like the Red-eyed Vireo, but is a 

 much smaller bird, only about five inches and four fifths long. The same 

 olive green shades prevail on the upper parts, but they are decidedly lighter 

 and muck grayer in to?ie. This grayish tone is most pronounced on the fore- 



