THE BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER. 



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of the very tallest elms. Apple trees are cherished hunting grounds, and it is 

 here that one may cultivate a really intimate acquaintance. 



The Black-and-White is among the earlier migrant warblers, coming 

 as it does during the last week in April and before the leaves are well 

 out. At this time it is quite a conspicuous bird, in spite of the fact that 

 its striped coat roughly approximates to the lights and shadows in the bark 

 of a tree; but it is usually silent. When it does speak, a few days later, 

 its voice is not altogether such as to command attention. Lideed its wiry 

 squeaking song is likely to be lost to ear altogether amid the full chorus of 



Taken near Siienr Grov 



A BIT OF BL.ICK AND WHITE'S DOMAIN. 



Plwto by the Author. 



warbler week; but when the rush is over, the singer, now indefatigable, 

 will come to light again. At best the song is a tiny sibilation of no great 

 carrying power : Sqiieech, zi'cech, zvecch, ivccch, wcech, is one rendering, while 

 another carefully studied near Sugar Grove, lisped out, Pss, zuss, wuss, 

 zvuss zviiss zcnss ^'■'"■^•^"' ''^^'■ss, zi'ss, in two keys, as indicated. 



While common as a migrant, the Black-and-A'Vhite Warbler is compara- 

 tively scarce as a breeding bird, being found sparingly only in the mora 

 densely wooded and broken regions of the state and about the larger reservoirs. 

 Wheaton speaks of it indeed, as a common breeding bird, but I am not aware 



