Conspicuously Yellow and Orange 



borly, and is said to enter the streets and gardens of towns with 

 a chippy's familiarity. 



Palm Warbler or Redpoll Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) 

 differs from the preceding chiefly in its slightly smaller size, the 

 more grayish-brown tint in its olive upper parts, and the uneven 

 shade of yellow underneath that varies from clear yellow to soiled 

 whitish. It is the Western counterpart of the yellow redpoll, and 

 is most common in the Mississippi Valley. Strangely enough, 

 however, it is this warbler, and not hypocbrysea, that goes out of 

 its way to winter in Florida, where it is abundant all winter. 



Yellow Warbler 



(Dendroica cestiva) Wood Warbler family 



Called also: SUMMER YELLOWBIRD ; GOLDEN WARBLER; 

 YELLOW POLL 



Length — 4.75 to 5.2 inches. Over an inch shorter than the Eng- 

 lish sparrow. 



Male— Upper parts olive-yellow, brightest on the crown; under 

 parts bright yellow, streaked with reddish brown. Wings 

 and tail dusky olive-brown, edged with yellow. 



Female — Similar; but reddish-brown streakings less distinct. 



Range — North America, except Southwestern States, where the 

 prothonotary warbler reigns in its stead. Nests from Gulf 

 States to Fur Countries. Winters south of the Gulf States, 

 as far as northern parts of South America. 



Migrations — May. September. Common summer resident. 



This exquisite little creature of perpetual summer (though to 

 find it it must travel back and forth between two continents) 

 comes out of the south with the golden days of spring. From 

 much living in the sunshine through countless generations, its 

 feathers have finally become the color of sunshine itself, and in 

 disposition, as well, it is nothing if not sunny and bright. Not 

 the least of its attractions is that it is exceedingly common every- 

 where : in the shrubbery of our lawns, in gardens and orchards, 

 by the road and brookside, in the edges of woods — everywhere 

 we catch its glint of brightness through the long summer days, 

 and hear its simple, sweet, and happv song until the end of July. 



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