Perching Birds Marked With Yellow or'Orangre 



659. Cheatnut -sided Warbler [Dendroica punsyl- 

 vmica). L. 5. z*^- ci^.- 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. Yng. Above bright 

 yellow-green, hack with or withont black spots; be- 

 low grayish white, sides sometimes with traces of 

 chestnut; wiiig-bars yellowish white. Notes. Song, 

 resembles that ot Yellow Warbler. (See page 197.) 



Range. — Eastern Norlh America; breeds from northern New Jersey 

 and Central Illinois norih to Newfoundland and Manitoba (and soulfl 

 In the Alleghenies to Suuih Carolina); winters In Central America. 



604. Dickcissel iSpi^a americana). I,. 6.7. Ad. 

 (^. Breast, bend of wing, Jne over eye and at side of 

 tliroat yellow; thiOat-patch black; lesser wiiig-coverts 

 reddish chestnut; no white in tail. Ad. ^, Less 

 yellow and chestnut, no black on throat. Notes. 

 Song, an earnest, but unmusical diak, dick,elti'cke-chf, 

 che. 



Kan ge.— Middle United Statss east of the Rockies, west of Alle- 

 ehenles, tjreeJsfroni Alabama and Texas to Minnesota; casual In 

 Atlanlic States; winters in Central and norihern South America. 



6 18. Bohemian Waxwing (^iij^^/w garrulus), L, 

 8. CrP5fpil. Ads. Rrownish 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 hamlEphoro; breeds In far 

 north; winters south Irregjlarly to northern United Stales, casually 

 to l'enn^ylvanl;i, lllinoK. Kansas, and rorthern California 



619. Cedar Waxwing [Ampdis csdforum). L. 7. 

 Crested. Ads. Grjyish 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. .Not^s, A fine, lisping note; a 

 string of notes usually uttered when taking flight. 



Ranee.— North America: breeds from Virginia and the highlands o( 

 South Carolina, Kansas, and Oregon, north to Labr.idor and souihem 

 Alaska <?); winters from northern United States to Central America. 



628. Yellow-throated Vireo [yireo flavifrom) , L. 

 5.5. Ads. Thrn?it "and breast hrigbl yellow, belly 

 white; above hfight olive-green, rump gray; two white 

 wing-bars. Notes. Gall, a scolding each; song like 



Red-eye's but richer, more deliberiite, see me; I'm here; 

 where arej'ou? in varying forms; also a mellow trill. 



R iriKe.—EJstern Unlttd States; breeds from Florida and Texas to 

 Newfoundland and Manitoba; wlnterK In tropics. 



683. Yellow- breasted Chat (hleria ciutis) . L.7.5; 

 T. J. 07. Ads. Throat and breast bright yellow; low- 

 er belly while; above biive-green; line over eye and at 

 sideofthrojt white. Notes. Call, a gasping, mew' 

 ing kei-yunk and cbut, chut; song, of whistles, caws and 

 chucks, sometimes uttered in flight. 



Range, — Eastern United States; breeds from northeastern Hexko 

 (but not !n Horida?) north to South Dakota, southern Minnesota, and 

 Massachusetts (locally) ; winters In Mexico and Central America. 



683a. Lpng-tailed Chat (/. v. longkauda) . Simi- 

 lar to No. 683, but grayer above; tail slightly longer. 



Range.— Western United States, east to Plains [breeds from Medeo 

 north to North Dakota and British Columblnj winters In Mexico. 



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