. . entral America on thesouth, where it appears during the winter. In its migra-tion it wanders as far east as Colorado. It breeds from thesouthern border of the United States northward, nesting inregions of cone-bearing trees. It is said that the nest of thiswarbler is usually placed at a considerable height, though attimes as low as from five to fifteen feet from the nest is built of strips of fibrous bark, twigs, longgrasses, and wool, compactly woven together. This is linedwith hair, vegetable down, and feathers. The
. . entral America on thesouth, where it appears during the winter. In its migra-tion it wanders as far east as Colorado. It breeds from thesouthern border of the United States northward, nesting inregions of cone-bearing trees. It is said that the nest of thiswarbler is usually placed at a considerable height, though attimes as low as from five to fifteen feet from the nest is built of strips of fibrous bark, twigs, longgrasses, and wool, compactly woven together. This is linedwith hair, vegetable down, and feathers. The eggs are described as bu>ffy-white, speckled andspotted with reddish-brown and lilac-gray, about three-fifths of an inch in length by about one-half of an inch indiameter. THE PALM WARBLER* There are two varieties of this species — the Palm orRed-poll Warbler, and the Yellow Palm or Yellow Red-poll Warbler. The latter is a native of the Atlantic Statesand breeds from Maine northward to Hudson Bay. Theformer frequents the interior of the. United States and. 505 PALM WARBLER. (Dendroica palmaruml Life-size. 1»I»H1 l«09, IT A. w. aullFOIIO, CMICAM, WARBLERS 403 migrates northward as far as the Great Slave Lake. Itis seldom seen in the Atlantic States except during itsmigrations. Both varieties winter in the Southern States that borderon the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, in Mexico,and in the islands of the West Indies. While both birdsare often seen in the same flock during the winter the palmwarbler is much more common in Florida than is the East-ern cousin. When together, the two forms may be readily-distinguished by the brighter yellow of the yellow palmwarbler. Three of the large family of wood warblers maybe called the vagabonds of the family, for they do not lovethe forest. These are the palm, the yellow palm, and theprairie warblers. Wherever it is, it frequently utters its low tsip, a notethat is very similar to that of many of its sister warblers. Dr. Brew
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