DENDROICA. 
501 
teriorly and laterally with black; 
sides of head dull blackish; sides 
of neck buff; chin, throat, and 
sides deep cinnamon or chest- 
nut; rest of lower parts light 
buff; back streaked with black 
and grayish. Adult. female: 
Above olive, streaked with black 
(crown sometimes tinged or 
streaked with chestnut); beneath 
buffy, the sides (especially of 
breast) more or less tinged with 
rusty, the throat also sometimes 
tinged with same. Young male 
in first autumn: Above olive- 
green, streaked, especially on 
back, with black; rump and 
upper tail-coverts grayish, simi- 
larly streaked ; lower parts pale 
buffy, tinged with olive laterally, 
the flanks strongly tinged with 
rusty or pale chestnut. Young 
Female in first autumn: Similar to. 
male, but plain olive-green above 
(the back sometimes indistinctly 
streaked), and flanks usually 
without distinct rusty tinge. 
Length 5.00-6.00, wing 2.75-3.00, 
tail 2.15-2.25. Nest in hemlock 
or other coniferous trees, 15-20 
feet from ground. ggs .71 x 
51, white, finely speckled on or 
round larger end with brown. 
Hab. Eastern North America, 
breeding from northern New 
England and northern Michigan 
to Hudson’s Bay; in winter, 
south through eastern Mexico 
and Central America to Colom- 
bia.. 660. D. castanea (WILs.). 
Bay-breasted Warbler. 
k*, Under tail-coverts pure white; up- 
per tail-coverts and edges of 
quills olive or olive-green. Aduit 
male: Top of head uniform glossy 
