. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 310 YELLOW-RUMPETJ WAHBLER torch which flashes in the .shaded depths of the troi^ical forest. Yellow-rumped Warbler; Myrtle Warbler: Dendruica coronata. (See Fig. 194, p. .'348.) Adult male, ye>no^ on crown, rump, and breast; under parts with patches of black and wlute. Adult female, b„t xvith black streaks instead of patches on under parts. f)ld and young, in fall and winter, dull; upper part, streaked with black ; rump brij,.ht yellow. LeHyth, about inches Gkogkai-hic
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 310 YELLOW-RUMPETJ WAHBLER torch which flashes in the .shaded depths of the troi^ical forest. Yellow-rumped Warbler; Myrtle Warbler: Dendruica coronata. (See Fig. 194, p. .'348.) Adult male, ye>no^ on crown, rump, and breast; under parts with patches of black and wlute. Adult female, b„t xvith black streaks instead of patches on under parts. f)ld and young, in fall and winter, dull; upper part, streaked with black ; rump brij,.ht yellow. LeHyth, about inches Gkogkai-hic North America; breeds from northern Minnesota and northern New England north- ward ; winters from the mid(Ue states southward. On the spring migration the Yellow-rnmp un- furls his colors and stands proclaimed, but in fall when flocks of old and young appear together, the' colors of the old birds are so much duller that it IS hard to know them until you remember the combmation of black back-streakings and yellow rump as belonging to the little friends who for- merly faced you with a shield of black and gold. The call note of the Myrtle is rather distinct, benig a loud and unmusical tchlp, uttered with emphasis as the birds chase about the trees, but their song is a nondescript warble that might be attributed to a dozen of their kindred. In southern Illinois, Mr. Ridgway tells us, the Yellow-rump is often seen in midwinter in the door-yards, together with Juncos and Tree Spar- " rows, picking up bread-crumbs from the doorstep or hunting for spiders in odd nooks and 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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