Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — -Cory. 659 



dusky stripe through the eye ; throat and upper breast, black; under 

 parts, white, streaked with black on the sides; thighs,, pale yellow; 

 wings, fuscous; greater and middle wing coverts, blackish, edged 

 with white at tip, forming two noticeable white w^ing bars; inner 

 webs of two outer tail feathers, mostly white, the third feather with 

 white spot at end; basal half or more of outer web of outer tail 

 feather, white. 



Female: Similar, but the throat more or less yellow and the black 

 on the breast mixed with dull whitish (the feathers being more or 

 less edged and tipped with whitish). 



Immature: Similar to the female, but throat tinged with pale 

 yellow, the black marking on throat and breast often absent. 



Diagnostic characters in adult plumages: Throat and breast (or 

 breast alone), black, or at least with traces of black; sides of head, 

 yellow; basal half or more of outer web of outer tail feather, white. 



Length, 5; wing, 2.45; tail, 2; bill, .38. 



A common migrant in Illinois and Wisconsin in spring and fall. 

 Nelson says, "A few remain to breed." (Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 100.) 



Regarding its occurence in Wisconsin, Messrs. Kumlien and Hol- 

 lister say: "As is the case with many of the warblers, this one occurs 

 in varying numbers, being sometimes only fairly common, and again 

 greatly abundant, either in spring or fall. Dr. Hoy wrote that a 

 few nest with us, and Mr. Clark suspects that they breed in Dunn 

 County, as he has found them during the summer months. Young 

 just able to fly were taken in Jefferson County in July, 1868, and 

 adults are frequently seen in summer as far south as Rock, Dane, and 

 Jefiferson Counties. We have known several pairs to remain in the 

 vicinity of Milton all summer, but have never succeeded in finding a 

 nest." (Birds of Wis., 1903, p. 115.) 



The nest is is a tree, usually at a considerable height. The eggs 

 are 4 in number, white, spotted with various shades of brown, and 

 measure about .68 x .49 inches. 



322. Dendroica kirtlandii Baird. 

 Kirtland's Warbler. 



Distr.: Eastern United States, recorded from Illinois, Minnesota, 

 Missouri, Indiana, ^^lichigan (breeding), Wisconsin, Ohio, Virginia, 

 South Carolina, Florida, Toronto, and Ontario ; winters in the Bahama 

 Islands. 



Adult male in spring: Crown, slaty gray, or bluish slate-color, 

 usually finely dotted or narrowly streaked with black; lores and a 



