304 NOUTll AMi;Ul(,'AN BIHDS. 



juj,'uluiu liroadw, ('niiccaliiii,' iiinrc tlic IdiicI;. Tlic (ulult rciiiiilc in aiitninii 

 is (Min.sicloiiilily uioii' dully jdIoiciI than in sjirinj,'. 



JIaiuts. This conipunitivt'ly n(!\v Waihlor was first in(it with l»y Town- 

 send, and dt'Si lilted by Audnlton in thi'. last voluniu of his ()rnith(il()j,'icnl 

 ISioi^raiihy. ll nas since ln-cn tonnd to have a wide ianj;ii liirimj^diont the 

 western portion of North America, I'rom ('a)ic St. Lucas to llrilish Amer- 

 ica, and from the I'lains to the Pacific It lias also lieeii ohtained at Choa- 

 ])iin in the .State of Orizalia, ^fexico, liy Mr. Jloucard, and in (iuatemahi liy 

 Mr. Salvin, who states that throuj^hout the district lietween tlie vcdeanoes of 

 Agua and Fuej,'o this was a common .sjiecies, I'reijnentinjf the ouiskirts of tlu^ 

 forests and the edj;es of tlu; clearin<,'.s. It lireeds in aliundance in I'tali, 

 Mf)ntana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington Territory, and prolialily also in North- 

 ern ( 'alifornia. 



Townsend first met with it on the banks of the Columbia, lie states that 

 it was mostly solitary and extremely wary, keejiing chiefiy in tlie most im- 

 penotraWe thickets, and gliding through them in a cautious an'' suspicious 

 manner. Sometimes it might be .seen, at midday, ])erched ujton a dead twig, 

 over its favorite places ol' concealment, ai siu'h times warbling a very sjtrightly 

 and jtleasant little song, raising its head until its bill is nearly vertical. 



Mr. Nuttall informed ]\Ir. Audubon that this AVarbler is one of the most 

 common summer residents of the woods and plains of the Columbia, where 

 it ai)pears early in May, and remains until the approach of winter. It 

 keeps near the ground, and gleans its subsistence among the low liushes. It 

 is shy, and when surpris(^d or closely watcluHl it immet'. tely skulks oil', often 

 uttering a loud clirl: Its notes, he stat(!S, resemble tliose of the SiiiiruK 

 avrnnipilhia. On the 12th of June a nest Mas lirought to Mr. Xuttall, con- 

 taining two young birds quite iledged, in the jilumage of the mother. The 

 nest was chiefly made of stri])s oi' the inner bark of tlie Thnjn ovriilcnUilis, 

 lined with .slender wiry stalks. It was built near the ground in the dc^ad, 

 moss-covered limbs of a fallen oak, and was partly hidden by long tufts of 

 vmien. It was less artificial than the Yellow-Throat's nest, but was of the 

 same general appearance. On his restoring the nest to its place, the parents 

 immediately approached to feed their charge. 



Dr. Suckley found this Warbler very abundant between the Cascade Moun- 

 tains and the Pacific coast. Like all (Iround Warblers it was entirely insec- 

 tivoHJUS, all the stomachs examined containing coleo]itera and other insects. 

 He did not find them shy, but as they freiiuented thick brush they were very 

 difficult to procure. 



Dr, Coo])er found this species very common about Puget Sound, fre»pient- 

 ing the underbrush in dry woods, occasionally singing a song from a low tree, 

 similar to that of the Yellow-Throat. He found its nest built in a bush, a 

 foot from the ground. It was of straw, loosely made, and without any soft 

 lining. Dr. Cooper i'ound this species as far east as Fort Laramie, in Wyo- 

 ming. They reach the Columbia liiver by the od of May. 



