WARBLERS 



(663) Dendroica dominica 

 dominica {Unn.} 



YELLOW-THROATED WAR- 

 BLER. Bill quite long and a trifle 

 decurved. Ads. — Plumage as shown; 

 throat and upper breast bright yellow; 

 forepart of crown and sides of head 

 black, extending down the sides of the 

 throat and along the flanks in streaks; 

 superciliary stripe white posteriorly 

 but yellow on the lores; upper parts 

 grayish; two prominent white wing 

 bars and large spots on the outer tail 

 feathers. L., 5.25; W., 2.60; T., 2.00; 

 B., .50. Nest — Oi rootlets, bark, 

 moss and cobwebs; high in pines or 

 live oaks. 



Range — Breeds from Del. to Fla. 

 (663a). D.d.albilora. SYCAMORE 

 WARBLER, in which the lores are 

 white, breeds from W. Va., Ohio and 

 Mich, south to the Gulf. 



Even where they do not nest, they linger late before con- 

 tinuing their journey, some of them traveling even to Alaska, 

 a journey of not less than five thousand miles from their 

 winter quarters. 



BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. It is a name that de- 

 lights the ear even as the bird delights the eye. Many a time 

 I have heard it uttered in hushed or awed tones as bird stu- 

 dents caught their first glimpse of this bird-gem of the first 

 water. 



Blackburnians are exceedingly beautiful in plumage; 

 they are just rare enough to cause one to always be on 

 the tiptoe of expectation during spring migration; and they 

 are not so rare but what we may confidently expect to see 

 them each year. 



They often are seen in parks or orchards, where they show 

 to their best advantage. But their natural haunts are, dur- 

 ing migrations, the tops of tall white oaks, and their appear- 

 ance in spring corresponds with that of the budding of these 



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