. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SpicimXIII. SY'LVIA CITRINELLA. BLUE-EYED YELLOW WARBLER. [Plate XV. Fig. 8.] Tellowpnll Warbkr, Lath. Syn. ii., p. 51.'), No. 148.—Arct. Zool. p. 402, No 292.— Ae Fiijnier tacheti, Buff. (Hs. v., p. 285.—Motacilla watii'a, Turton's Syst p. 615.—I'arus luleus, Summer Yellow-bird, Bertram, p. 292.* TllLS a very oommoii suinuier spocicH, and appears almost always actively einplnved among tlie leaves aiul of the willows, siiow- ball shrill), and poplars, searching after sma
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SpicimXIII. SY'LVIA CITRINELLA. BLUE-EYED YELLOW WARBLER. [Plate XV. Fig. 8.] Tellowpnll Warbkr, Lath. Syn. ii., p. 51.'), No. 148.—Arct. Zool. p. 402, No 292.— Ae Fiijnier tacheti, Buff. (Hs. v., p. 285.—Motacilla watii'a, Turton's Syst p. 615.—I'arus luleus, Summer Yellow-bird, Bertram, p. 292.* TllLS a very oommoii suinuier spocicH, and appears almost always actively einplnved among tlie leaves aiul of the willows, siiow- ball shrill), and poplars, searching after small green caterpillars, which are its principal food. It ha-^ a few shrill notes, uttered with emphasis, but not deserving the name of song. It arrives in Pennsylvania about the beginning of May ; and departs again for the south about the middle of Septembor. According to Latham it is numerous in iJuiana, and is also found in Canaila. It is a very sprightly, unsuspicious and fami- liar little bird ; is often seen in and about gardens, among the blossoms of fruit trees and shrubberies; and, on account of its color, is very noticeable. Its nest is built with great neatness, generally in the tri- angular fork of a small shrub, near, or among, briar bushes. Out- wardly it is composed of flax or tow, in thick circular layers, strongly twisted round the twigs that rise through its sides, and lined within with hair and the soft downy substance from the stalks of fern. The eggs are four, or five, of a dull white, thickly sprinkled near the great end with specks of pale brown. They raise two broods in the sea,-ion. This little bird, like many others, will feign lameness to draw you away from its nest, stretching out his neck, spreading and bending down his tail until it trails along the branch, ami fluttering feebly along to draw you after him ; stmietimes looking back to see if you are following him, and returning back to repeat the same niaiufuvres in order to attract vour atte
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