74 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



MANGROVE WARBLER. 



RANGE. 

 A. O. U. Number 653. (Denclroica bryanti castaneiceps.) 



Southern parts of Lower California and the western coasts of Mexico 

 and Central America. 



HABITS. 



This handsome Warbler belongs to the group of Golden Warblers, 

 which includes the Yellow Warbler or Summer Yellow bird. It is given 

 a place among the birds of North America from its occasional occurrence 

 in Lower California. 



It is represented by various forms throughout Mexico and Central 

 America. The males differ from the Yellow Warbler, in the chestnut 

 hood and in having the chestnut streaks along the sides much narrower; 

 the female is generally not distinguishable from that of the Yellow 

 Warbler although occasionally she may have chestnut streaks on the 

 head, indicative of the hood. 



They are described as lithe and active in the pursuit of insects, and 

 their habits and nesting habits are said to differ from those of the 

 Summer Yellow bird in no essential particular. 



THE STATUS OF THE ENGLISH SPARROW. 



Since the first number of American Ornithology appeared, we have 

 received a great many communications and articles relative to the Eng- 

 lish Sparrow. Some of these roundly condemned the species from the 

 tips of their bills to the tips of their tails; others regard them as most 

 desirable of birds to have; still others were inquiries concerning the 

 best method to employ to get rid of the "pest." Personally we do not 

 regard these birds with any favor, but we have decided to devote some 

 space to the subject in the May number of the magazine. We would 

 like to hear from any of our subscribers relative to the, English Spar- 

 row, from their own observations. Write just what you can on the back 

 of a postal card. We do not not care for any lengthy articles. Boil 

 your information down and bring it right to the point: Are English 

 Sparrows of any value or not, to the community? We would like to 

 hear from all sections of the country. 



