198 THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 



of wee, repeated three times and followed by zee repeated 

 six or seven times. 



The food of the birds consists of small caterpillars and 

 winged insects. 



¥f*ar6l€r, W^tlsoft'.*}. — Length, five inches; biU, one- 

 fourth of an inch, bristles at the base; forehead, yellow; 

 crown, glossy black, the upper parts olive green and the 

 lower, yellow. The female lacks the black cap. The 

 bird builds a nest on the ground, of leaves and grass, 

 lined with finer grasses and hair; the eggs are four or 

 five in number, white, with brown spots, and three-fifths 

 by one-half an inch in size. It breeds mostly north of 

 the United States and spends the winter in eastern Mexico 

 and Panama. It is not very common in New Jersey, oc- 

 curring during migrations only, between May 12 and May 

 20 and again between August 26 and October 10. Its 

 food is composed of insects, generally taken on the wing. 



fParfelcr, 'Worm-eating. — Length, five and a half 

 inches; extent, eight inches; bill, two-fifths of an inch, 

 black above, flesh-colored below; crown, black, with a 

 central buff stripe and another over the ej'^e; line behind 

 the eye, black; back, olive green; breast, belly and sides, 

 buff, paler on the belly and throat; tail, olive green ; wings, 

 olive green, edged with dusky brown; legs and feet, pale 

 clay. 



The nest of the bird is built on the ground of roots, 

 leaves and bark. The eggs are four to six in number, 

 white, with brown spots, and two-thirds by one-half an 

 inch in size. 



The birds breed in the eastern United States, but not 

 abundantly further north than the middle of New 

 Jersey, and spend the winter in Cuba, southern Mexico 

 and Panama. They arrive iu New Jersey about May 7 

 and leave about September 1, 



