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WOOD WARHLERS. 



the 9 , but wltli more HtreukH on tlie under piirtM. L., S-SO; W., 2*73; T., 202; 



Jj. f'l-oiii N., -ar. 



A'« //</<.— Kuwtern Nortli Anierieu; ))reecl8 from tlie Southern Stutes north 

 to Fort Simpson; wintern from Floridu wouthwurd. 



Wiwhin^toii, uhunilunt T. V'., less eonunon S. K., Apl. 12 to Oct. 15. Sin>( 

 SinjjT, common !S. K., Apl. 18 to Oet. 1. Cumbridge, very common 8. K., Ajd. 

 25 to Sept. 5. 



Nt'Ht, of stripn of bark, ^rosHoa, etc., lined with rootlets or long linira, on the 

 ground lit the bu.se of u Htumi», lo^r, or rock. /.'y</*, four to live, white, spotted 

 und speeklcd with cinnumou-brown to undjer, chieHy in u wreath at the larger 

 end, -68 X -54. 



None of our Warblers can be more readily identifietl than this con- 

 spicuously marked creeper. It is generally distributed throughout 

 woodland, and climbs with even more agility than a true Creeper, 

 hanging from the under surface of branches and twigs, and flitting 

 actively from tree to tree after apparently the niost superficial exami- 

 nation. 



It is a generally silent bird, intent on food-getting, and its thin, 

 wiry notes, nee-aee-nee-tiee, are not frequently uttered. 



687* Protonotarla citrea (Bo,f,L). Pkothonotarv Warbler. 

 Ad. 6 .—Whole head, neck, und under parts rich orunjje, lifrhter on the belly ; 

 back greenish yellow, changing to bluish gray on the rump; wings and tail 

 nshy ; inner webs of all but the middle tuil-feathers white, except at the tip; 

 no wing-bars. Ad. 9 . — Similar, but the yellow is paler, the belly with more 

 wliite. L., 5-5n ; W., 2-'.M» ; T., 1-85 ; B. from N., -42. 



Ritfirfe. — Eastern Unlteil Stutes; breeds from the Gulf States to southern 

 Illinois anil Virginia; winters in the tropics. 



Washington, of irregular occurrence in summer. 



JVi'xt, of rootlets, fine twigs, ami moss, i)lunt down or feathers, in a hole in 

 a stub or slump, generally of a willow tree. /-V/j/*, four to six, white, thickly 

 and rnther coarsely marked distinctly and obscurely with cinnamon-brown, 

 chestnut, or rufous-brown, "69 x -56. 



This exquisite Warbler frequents bushes and low trees— particu- 

 larly willow trees— hanging over the water. Its call-note so closely 

 resembles that of a Water Thrush (Seiurus), I have sometimes mis- 

 taken it for that species. Its usual song, as Mr. Brewster remarks in 

 his admirable biography* of this species, "sounds at a distance like 

 the call of the Solitary Sandpiper, with a syllable or two added— a 

 simple j9PC^ tweet, tweet, tweet, given on the same key throughout. . . . 

 Nearer at hand, however, the resemblance is lost, and a ringing, pene- 

 trating quality becomes apparent in the Warbler's song." 



To thoroughly appreciate the Prothonotary's radiant beauty, one 



* Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Hi, 1878, pp. 153-1G2, 



