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color of the male, black ; the feathers broadly 

 edged with white. All the birds of this family 

 are insectivorous. I have thirty species of the 

 warbler family in. my collection. 



Panda americana. The Blue Yellow-backed 

 Warbler. 



This warbler arrives here about the middle of 

 April, on its way to the north, and returns south- 

 ward about the middle of September. Color, 

 above, blue, with a yellow stripe on the middle of 

 the back ; beneath, yellowish-white. This species 

 utters a soft, prolonged twitter : its only song. 



GeotJilypis tricjias. The Maryland YellowThroat. 



This very pretty warbler breeds in Ontario. 

 Color, above, olive-green, tinged with brown ; 

 throat and neck, bright yellow. Nests, in low 

 bushes ; eggs, four, creamy-white. 



G. Philadelphia. The Mourning Warbler. 



Its note is a little chit, uttered in a soft, pen- 

 sive tone. General color, ash-gray above, and 

 black underneath, Breeds in Canada. Nests, 

 in a low bush ; eggs, four, bluish-white. 



G. macgillvraii. Macgillvray's Warbler. 



This Warbler is five inches long, the wing less 

 than two and a-half inches ; the head and neck, 



