. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . e. — Yellow; back a rich yellow-olive, occasionally streaked with orange-brown; breast also streaked narrowly with the same Female. — Similar, but duller; breast generally — A deep, soft cup five to ten feet from ground, in a bush, or higher up in orchard or shade tree, or in a fork of small sapling or — Either bluish-white or greenis
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . e. — Yellow; back a rich yellow-olive, occasionally streaked with orange-brown; breast also streaked narrowly with the same Female. — Similar, but duller; breast generally — A deep, soft cup five to ten feet from ground, in a bush, or higher up in orchard or shade tree, or in a fork of small sapling or — Either bluish-white or greenish-white, with obscure lilac markings, and brown spots grouped around the larger —May to September. The Yellow Bird is the most familiar of all our Warblers,for it has forsaken the woodlands for orchards and shadetrees nea;r dwelling houses. It arrives in May, when the firstyoung leaflets begin to clothe the trees with verdure, andplays about like a rich yellow flame among the pink of theapple blossoms. It is often confused in the popular mindwith the Goldfinch, which is also called the Yellow Bird,but which may be distinguished at once by the black of the SONO BIRDS OF ORCHARD AND WOODLAND. 195. crown, wings, and tail, for the Yellow Warbler has no blackmarkings. Although the Yellow Warbler is not now commonly foundin the woods, it is sometimes seen within their borders, andis common in thickets along streams and roads, as well as inbushy pastures. It is not usuallyseen on the ground or in the topsof the tallest trees, but visits allparts of trees and shrubbery. Its alarm note is a loud usual song has much the qualityof a whistle, and may be expressedby the syllables we-chee, we-chee, ^*»- 65--^euow warbier, two- ■ • thirds natural size. weeoo. The song is frequently much longer, has several variations, and often closely re-sembles one song of the Chestnut-sided Warbler. The nest building of this bird is performed entirely by thefemale; the n
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