. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . hich the song ofthe Yellow Warbler ends. The male in his first springwears the gray and yellow of the female, so that one oftenhears the song uttered apparently by the female. Caxadian Warbler. Wilsonia canadensis Ad. $. — Upper parts ashy gray ; crown blackish, especially on the forehead ; breast crossed by a hroad hand of black spots which separate the yellow throat from the yellow belly. Ad.
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . hich the song ofthe Yellow Warbler ends. The male in his first springwears the gray and yellow of the female, so that one oftenhears the song uttered apparently by the female. Caxadian Warbler. Wilsonia canadensis Ad. $. — Upper parts ashy gray ; crown blackish, especially on the forehead ; breast crossed by a hroad hand of black spots which separate the yellow throat from the yellow belly. Ad. ^ and Im. —The blackish crown lacking ; spots on breast faint. Nest, in mossy banks and under roots. Eggs, white, spottedabout the larger end with reddish-brown. The Canadian Warbler is a migrant through southern NewEngland and the lower Hudson Yalley in the second halfof May and in September. As amigrant it is found chiefly in wetwoodland, where it keeps rather lowin the bushes, though it may occurin dry places, and when singingoften mounts fairly high in breeds from the edge of theCanadian Zone northward, occurringFig. 8. Canadian Warbler here and there in deep, cool swamps,. WILSONS WAEBLER 101 even in central and eastern Massachusetts^ and not uncom-monly in the highlands of western Massachusetts. It isoften abundant in the thickets of mountain maple on ill-drained mountain summits. It is very inquisitive, and anintruder may frequently hear its alarm-note, chick, or catcha glimpse of the black ^ necklace across its yellow breastas it flies low in the bushes. Its song is a rather hurried out-pouring of notes, introduced by the same chick which it usesas an alarm-note. (See Magnolia Warbler, Eig. 18, p. 119.) Wilsons Warbler. Wilsonia pusilla $. — Upper parts bright olive-green in a strong light ; crownblack; forehead and under parts bright yellow. 9 • — Blackcrown generally wanting. Nest, on the ground in wet woods. Eggs, white, speckled withreddish-
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