WARBLERS 



(666) Dendroica chrysoparia 



(Scl. and Sal.) (Gr., golden chc'ek). 



GOLD EN- CHEEKED WAR- 

 BLER. Ad. (f — Plumage as shown 

 by the lower bird; wholly black above, 

 on the sides of the necls and throat; 

 sides of head and a small crown patch 

 bright yellow; outer tail feathers with 

 white inner webs and bases; two white 

 wing bars and edges of other feath- 

 ers. Ad. 9 — Shown by the upper 

 bird; black replaced by olive-green, 

 streaked with black; wings and tail 

 asono^. L.,4.80. Ncsl — Of strips 

 of bark and fibres; usually in junipers 

 from six to twenty feet above ground; 

 eggs white, spotted with reddish- 

 brown, chiefly about the large end, 

 .65 X .50. 



Range — Breeds from central Tex. 

 southward. Winters in southern Mex. 



trees. Any morning at the proper season I can go to certain 

 woods and be absolutely sure of locating several of them by 

 their songs, as they feed so high up that a glass is necessary 

 to see the coloring of their plumage. 



The Blackburnian song is one of the thin, wiry kinds grad- 

 ually ascending in pitch on the last notes until the human ear 

 drum is unable to catch the vibrations. This ending is quite 

 distinctive so that one familiar with it can instantly pick the 

 Blackburnian voice from a host of others in the treetops. 



Their nests are sometimes located in deciduous trees, but 

 most frequently in coniferous varieties, especially hemlocks. 

 While some have been found at comparatively low ele- 

 vations, the majority are thirty feet or more up. The 

 nests are woven of small twigs, fibres and mosses, lined with 

 hair. 



YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS are quite common 

 in suitable localities in the southern half of the United States. 

 Yet, were it not for their loud, ringing songs, they would sel- 



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