. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE MOURNING WARBLER. No. 82. MOURNING WARBLER. A. O. U. No. 679. Geothlypis Philadelphia ( Wils.). Description.—Adult male : Whole head and neck and fore breast slaty gray, intermixed below with black, which emerges clear on the fore breast; lores and or- bital ring black; remaining plumage bright olive-green above, shading into bright yellow below; bill dark above, pale below; feet very light brown. Adult female ami immature: Similar, but slate of head more or les
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE MOURNING WARBLER. No. 82. MOURNING WARBLER. A. O. U. No. 679. Geothlypis Philadelphia ( Wils.). Description.—Adult male : Whole head and neck and fore breast slaty gray, intermixed below with black, which emerges clear on the fore breast; lores and or- bital ring black; remaining plumage bright olive-green above, shading into bright yellow below; bill dark above, pale below; feet very light brown. Adult female ami immature: Similar, but slate of head more or less overcast by olive-green; throat dull white or brownish white,—even yellowish; fore breast dull ashy or grayish brown, shading imperceptibly on sides of neck, etc. Length ( ) ; wing () : tail ( ) ; bill .43 ( ).. , KM ,, Photo by the .Intl., WARBLER CORNER AGAIN. FOREGROUND AFFORD SHELTER TO MOURNING, 1 Recognition Marks.—Smaller; black conspicuous in slaty gray of breast,— abruptly contrasting with yellow below. Female and young obscure, but affording suggestion of contrast on breast when closely scrutinized. Nesting.—Not known to breed in Ohio. Nest, on or near the ground, of bark-strips, vegetable fibers and trash, lined with grasses and rootlets and some- times horsehair. Eggs, 4, white, dotted with cinnamon-red near larger end. Av. size, .J2 x .52 ( x ).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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