. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. WARBLERS 145 that of the side of head overlaid by olive-green tips to the feathers, and that of the throat replaced by nearly iniiform lemon-yellow, with black appearing as spots or blotches on sides of chest; black streaks of back, etc., concealed. : Very similar in coloration to the autumn and winter adult male, but black streaks on upper parts much narrower (sometimes nearly obsolete, usually mere shaft-lines), the streaks on sides also usually narrower, sometimes indistinct; crown, sometimes blackish, and throat often blotched with
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. WARBLERS 145 that of the side of head overlaid by olive-green tips to the feathers, and that of the throat replaced by nearly iniiform lemon-yellow, with black appearing as spots or blotches on sides of chest; black streaks of back, etc., concealed. : Very similar in coloration to the autumn and winter adult male, but black streaks on upper parts much narrower (sometimes nearly obsolete, usually mere shaft-lines), the streaks on sides also usually narrower, sometimes indistinct; crown, sometimes blackish, and throat often blotched with black, occasionally extensively so. Nest and Eggs.— Nest : Usually in willows about 4 feet from ground; constructed of decayed plant fibers, leaves, and roots and lined with rootlets, hair, and plant down. Eggs : 3 or 4, spotted mainly around larger end with brown, lavender, and burnt-umber. Distribution.— Western North America; breeding from mountains of southern California to Alaska, east- ward to eastern Oregon, northwestern Idaho, etc.; during migration eastward to Rocky Mountains, west- ern Texas and southward over western and central Mexico to highlands of Guatemala, 'I'res Marias Islands, and extremity of Lower California; occasionally east- ward to South Carolina. Tile Townsend \\ arbler is perhaps our most bcautifitl Warbler of the West. 1\) nic, its beauty is increased by its shyness. ( )ne does not get a good chance to study this restless bird, because, W'arbler-Hke, it is always moving, espe- cially among the firs and hemlocks which, because of their height and density, are not at all favor- able for bird study. I have never found the Townsend Warbler nesting, but I see it occasionally through Oregon and California during the winter season when it is always on the travel. During the season of migration, one may often see this bird traveling with a flock of Auduhon W'arlilers. Mr. William L. Dawson characterizes the song and the hunting actions of the Townsend W
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