Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or Orange. 
659. Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensyl- 
vanica). L.5. Ad... Sides chestnut, crown yel- 
low; back streaked black and greenish yellow; cheek- 
patch and sides of throat black. Ad. 9. Crown dull- 
er; chestnut and black reduced. Yung. Above bright 
yellow-green, back with or without black spots; be- 
low grayish white, sides sometimes with traces of 
chestnut; wing-bars yellowish white. Notes. Song, 
resembles that of Yellow Warbler. (See page 197.) 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds from northern New Jersey 
and Central Illinois norch to Newfoundland and Manitoba (and south 
In the Alleghenies to South Carolina); winters in Central America. 
604. Dickcissel (Sprza americana). L. 6.2, Ad. 
do. Breast, bend of wing, line over eye and at side of 
throat yellow; throat-patch black; lesser wing-coverts 
reddish chestnut; no white in tail. 4d. 2. Less 
yellow and chestnut, no black on throat. Notes. 
Song, an earnest, but unmusical dick, dick,che-che-che, 
che. 
Range.—Middle United States east of the Rockies, west of Alle- 
ghenies; breeds from Alabama and Texas to Minnesota; casual in 
Atlantic States; winters in Central and northern South America. 
618. Bohemian Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus). L. 
8. Crested. Ads. Brownish gray; under tail-coverts, 
fore-crown and sides of throat chestnut-rufous; throat 
and eye-stripe black; wing-quills and primary coverts 
tipped with white or yellow; secondaries usually with 
red tips; tail tipped with yellow. 
Range.—Northern parts of northern hemisphere; breeds in far 
north; winters south irregularly to northern United States, casually 
to Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, and northern California 
619. Cedar Waxwing (Ampelis cedrorum). L. 7. 
Crested. Ads. Grayish brown; belly yellowish; un- 
der tail-coverts white; no white tips on wing-quills; 
secondaries with red tips; tail tipped with yellow and 
rarely with red tips. Notes. A fine, lisping note; a 
string of notes usually uttered when taking flight. 
Range.—North America; breeds from Virginia and the highlands of 
South Carolina, Kansas, and Oregon, north to Labrador and southern 
Alaska (?); winters from northern United States to Central America. 
628. Yellow-throated Vireo (Virco flavifrons). L. 
5.5. Ads. Throat and breast dright yellow, belly 
white; above bright olive-green, rump gray; two white 
wing-bars. Notes. Call, a scolding cack; song like 
Red-eye’s but richer, more deliberate, see me; I’m* bere; 
where are you? in varying forms; also a mellow trill. 
Range.—Eastern United States; breeds from Florida and Texas to 
Newfoundland and Manitoba; winters in tropics. 
683. Yellow-breasted Chat (Jcteria virens). L.7.53 
T. 3.07. Ads. Throat and breast bright yellow; low- 
er belly white; above olive-green; line over eye and at 
side of throat white. Notes. Call, a gasping, mew- 
ing keé-yuck and chut, chut, song, of whistles, caws and 
chucks, sometimes uttered in flight. 
Range.—Eastern United States; breeds from northeastern Mexico 
(but not in Florida?) north to South Dakota, southern Minnesota, and 
Massachusetts (locally) ; winters in Mexico and Central America. 
683a. Long-tailed Chat (/. 0. longicauda). Simi- 
lar to No. 683, but grayer above; tail slightly longer. 
Range.—Western United States, east to Plains; breeds from Mexico 
north to North Dakota and British Columbia; winters In Mexico. 
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