CHAPTER V 



THE WARBLERS 



Redstart — ^Yellow-breasted Chat — Maryland Yel- 

 low-throat — Oven-bird — Blackbxjrnlvn Warb- 

 ler — Chestnut-sided Warbler — Myrtle Warb- 

 ler — ^Yellow Warbler — Blace and White Creep- 

 ing Warbler 



The Redstart 



Length — ^5 to 5.5 inches. 



Male — In spring plumage: Head, neck, back, and middle 

 breast glossy black. Breast and underneath white 

 slightly flushed with salmon, increasing to bright salmon 

 flame on the sides of the body and on the wing linings. 

 Tail feathers partly black, partly flame, with broad black 

 band across the end. Flame markings on wings. In 

 autumn: Fading into rusty black, ohve, and yellow. 



Female — OKve-brown, and yellow where the male is sal- 

 mon flame. 



Young — ^Browner than the females. 



Range — ^North America to upper Canada. West occasion- 

 ally, as far as the Pacific Coast, but commonly found in 

 summer in the Atlantic and Middle states. 



Migrations — ^Early May. End of September. Summer 

 resident. 



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