HERMIT WOOD- WARBLER. 
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or two at a time, is. a soft, moody, faint, and monotonous note, apparently 
delivered chiefly when the bird is at rest on some lofty twig, and within 
convenient hearing of its mate and only companion of the wilderness.” 
Mr. Towrsend’s note is as follows: — “I shot this pair of birds near Fort 
Vancouver, on the 28th of May, 1835. I found them flitting among the 
pine trees in the depth of a forest. They were actively engaged in search- 
ing for insects, and were frequently seen hanging from the -twigs like Tit- 
mice. Their note was uttered at distant intervals, and resembled very much 
that of the Black-throated Blue Warbler, Sylvia canadensis .” 
Sylvicola occidentalis, Hermit Wood-Warbler , Towns., Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. 
Philadelphia, vol. vii. p. 190. 
Hermit Warbler, Sylvia occidentalis , Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. v. p. 55. 
Wings of moderate length, the outer three quills almost equal, the third 
longest; tail slightly emarginate. Male with the upper parts bluish-grey, 
spotted with black; the upper part of the head, which is similarly spotted, 
the cheeks, and sides of the neck, bright yellow; throat black ; breast and 
abdomen white ; ground and tail-feathers greyish-dusky ; two white bands on 
the wing formed by the tips of the secondary coverts and first row of small 
coverts ; two outer tail-feathers on each side almost entirely white. Female 
with the upper parts of a duller grey, the yellow of the head less extended 
and not so bright ; throat whitish, spotted with dusky. 
Male, 3 r V wing 2,%. 
Columbia river. Migratory. 
For a description of tne plant see page 28. 
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