SONG BIRDS OF ORCHARD AND WOODLAND. 201 
soothing sounds of the pine woods. It has in it the same 
dreamy drowsiness that characterizes the note of the Black- 
throated Green Warbler, but is otherwise entirely different 
in tone and quality, being composed of a series of short, 
soft, whistling notes, run together in a continuous trill. It 
resembles, in a way, the song of the Chip- 
ping Sparrow, except that it is softer and 
more musical. Often the bird will 
sit for ten or fifteen minutes 
in one spot, and, 
as the song seems 
ventriloquial at 
times, the singer is 
then hard to find. 
This bird is one of 
the earliest Warblers to 
arrive in spring. It is 
undoubtedly the partic- 
ular guardian of the 
pines, about which it 
remains until very late in the season, for it, feeds mainly on 
insects that infest pine trees. It has been seen in Wareham 
in December and January. It is able to subsist to some 
extent on the seeds of pines, and when there is a good crop 
of pine seed it can remain longer than most other Warblers. 
Fig. 68.— Pine Warbler, natural size. 
Myrtle Warbler. Myrtle Bird. Yellow-rumped Warbler. 
Dendroica coronata. 
Length. — About five and one-half inches. 
Adult Male.— Above, slaty; black-streaked; wings and tail brownish, marked 
with white; chest clouded and streaked with black; two wing bars, throat, 
tail spots, lower breast, and belly white; crown, rump, and a patch on each 
side of breast bright yellow. 
Female.—In spring, much like male, but duller; in fall, and male in fall, 
generally browner, with colors less pure and conspicuous. 
Young. — Brownish above, white below; rump yellow. 
Nest. — In bush or coniferous tree, usually lined with fine, soft materials. 
Eggs.— White, marked with browns and purples. 
_ Season. — April to November; winters in favorable localities. 
This beautiful bird probably does not breed in Massachu- 
setts except in some higher parts of northern Worcester 
