MARYLAND YELLOWTHROAT 157 



A much rarer species which is found on or 

 near the ground is the Worm-eating Warbler. It 

 may be known by the buff-yellow, black-striped 

 head. 



MARYLAND YELLOWTHROAT 



Length 5^4 inches 



MARYLAND YELLOWTHROAT 



Very similar in some ways and in coloring 

 to the Kentucky Warbler is this black-masked 

 beauty. Both birds make their homes in green 

 thickets and tangles, but both are curious enough 

 to drop from bough to bough and come quite 



