Dusky, Gray, and Slate-colored 



Jiange— From Canadian border to Central America, where it 



winters. 

 Migrations — May. September. Summer resident. 



After one has seen a golden- winged warbler fluttering hither 

 and thither about the shrubbery of a park within sight and sound 

 of a great city's distractions and with blissful unconcern of them 

 all, partaking of a hearty lunch of insects that infest the leaves 

 before one's eyes, one counts the bird less rare and shy than one 

 has been taught to consider it. Whoever looks for a warbler 

 with gaudy yellow wings will not find the golden-winged vari- 

 ety. His wings have golden patches only, and while these are 

 distinguishing marks, they are scarcely prominent enough feat- 

 ures to have given the bird the rather misleading name he bears. 

 But, then, most warblers' names are misleading. They serve 

 their best purpose in cultivating patience and other gentle virtues 

 in the novice. 



Such habits and choice of haunts as characterize the blue- 

 winged warbler are also the golden-winged's. But their voices 

 are quite different, the former's being sharp and metallic, while 

 the latter's :iee, ^ee, \ee comes more lazily and without accent. 



Myrtle Warbler 



(Dendroica coronata) Wood Warbler family 



Called also: YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER; MYRTLE- 

 BIRD; YELLOW-CROWNED WARBLER 



Length — 5 to 5.5 inches. About an inch smaller than the English 

 sparrow. 



Male — In summer plumage : A yellow patch on top of head, 

 lower back, and either side of the breast. Upper parts blu- 

 ish slate, streaked with black. Upper breast black ; throat 

 white; all other under parts whitish, streaked with black. 

 Two white wing-bars, and tail quills have white spots near 

 the tip. In winter : Upper parts olive-brown, streaked with 

 black; the yellow spot on lower back the only yellow mark 

 remaining. Wing-bars grayish. 



Female — Resembles male in winter plumage. 



Range — Eastern North America. Occasional on Pacific slope. 

 Summers from Minnesota and northern New England north- 

 ward to Fur Countries. Winters from Middle States south- 



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