A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS 
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Myrtle Warbler: Dendroica coronata. W. R. 
Yellow-rurnped Warbler 
Length: 5.50 inches. 
Male. Slate color, striped and streaked with black. Crown, sides of 
breast, and rump yellozu. Below whitish ; upper breast black. 
Two white crossbars on wings; tail with white spots. In winter, 
brownish olive; yellow of rump constant, but lacking on crown 
and breast. Bill and feet black. 
Female: Resembling the winter male. 
Song: A few notes only — “ Twhip-tweeter-tweeter.” 
Season: Most plentiful Warbler in the migrations, and also a winter 
resident. 
Nest: In low shrubs, particularly evergreens. 
Fggs: 4-6, the usual Warbler variety. 
You will notice this little Warbler in his dull winter plumage 
chiefly by the fact that he appears when any bird is a rarity, 
but when he puts on his spring plumage he becomes a real 
dandy in his gold-trimmed suit. 
Ovenbird; Golden-crowned Thrush: Seiurus aurocapillus. S. R. 
Length: 5.75-6.50 inches. 
Male and Female: Olive-green above, white eye ring, two brown 
stripes on head, enclosing an orange crown. White below, with 
brownish spots in the center of breast running into streaks on the 
sides. Brown bill, legs and feet flesh-colored. 
Song: Call note, “Teacher-teacher-teacher!” given in gradual cre- 
scendo. The love-song liquid like that of the Water Thrush, but 
seldom heard. 
Season: May to October. 
Nest: A ball of leaves and grasses on the ground with a side opening, 
hence the name Ovenbird, though the nest bears a closer resem- 
blance to the earth huts the Italian laborers build. 
Eggs: 4, cream-white, specked with brown-purple. 
With the Ground Warblers we come again to birds with 
musical voices, who, even if they do wear more sober plu- 
mage, are a welcome change from the lisping prettiness of 
the previous groups. 
Like many another Warbler you will hear the Ovenbird 
far oftener than you will see it, for it hides both its ovenlike 
nest and itself well in the leaves, and you would never imagine 
its loud call from high in the air could come from so slender 
a throat. 
Burroughs says : “ The Ground Warblers all have one 
