. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . iduals occur in Septemberand early October in the mixedflocks of migrating warblers. It is the chief inhabitant of the white Fig-15- Black-throated . Green H arbler pines, where one hears continually its wheezy notes. It is also a common resident of the redcedar or savin groves of southern New England and of thespruces of northern New England and New York. In mi-gration it is common in deciduous tre
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . iduals occur in Septemberand early October in the mixedflocks of migrating warblers. It is the chief inhabitant of the white Fig-15- Black-throated . Green H arbler pines, where one hears continually its wheezy notes. It is also a common resident of the redcedar or savin groves of southern New England and of thespruces of northern New England and New York. In mi-gration it is common in deciduous trees. The song of this warbler has two forms, one quickerthan the other; they may be written zee zee zu zi andzl zi zi zi zee zu zi. When a male is singing freely, heoften keeps up a chipping note through the short intervalsbetween the repetitions of his song. The bird is seldom clearly seen, though its notes are soconstant, but as it comes to the end of a twig, one gets frombelow a glimpse of the bright yellow cheeks, the blackthroat, and the entering angle of white between the blocksides. The only other small bird with a black throat andyellow about the head is the Golden-winged Warbler. In. 114 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK this species the cheeks are clear black and white and onlythe top of the head is yellow; the black throat, too, coversonly a small area, not extending down the sides, nor is theGolden-winged Warbler found in pines. (See Fig. 22, p. 127.)The songs of the two species and of the Black-throatedBlue have something of the same quality of tone, but differdecidedly in form. The Black-throated Blue utters threenotes, the last two drawled, and generally with a risinginflection. The song of the Golden-winged Warbler may bewritten zee zee-zee-zee, the first note long, the next three abit lower and quicker. Blackburnian Warbler. Dendroica Ad. $. — Crown and line under eye black ; back black, streakedwith gray ; wide bar on wing white ; thro
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