. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 120 BIEDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YOBK by the black crown. In all plumages the tail of the Black and Yellow is a good field-mark ; even when closed it shows white halfway down, and extensive black tips. Myrtle Warbler ; Ybllow-rumped Warbler. Den- droica coronata Ad. J. —Upper parts gray, with a bluish tiage in strong light ; rump and small crown-patch yell
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. 120 BIEDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YOBK by the black crown. In all plumages the tail of the Black and Yellow is a good field-mark ; even when closed it shows white halfway down, and extensive black tips. Myrtle Warbler ; Ybllow-rumped Warbler. Den- droica coronata Ad. J. —Upper parts gray, with a bluish tiage in strong light ; rump and small crown-patch yellow; wing bars white ; cheeks black ; throat white ; sides of upper breast black, of lower breast yellow ; belly white ; three outer tail-feathers with large white spots. Ad. J. — Upper parts browner ; less black below. Ad. in winter and Im. — Yellow crown-patch partly hidden by brownish ; back brownish ; breast washed with brownish ; rump yellow; outer tail-feathers spotted with white. Nest, in coniferous trees, five to ten feet up. Eggs, grayish white, spotted with brown. The Yellow-rumped Warbler is the only member of its family which winters in New York and New England ; it is found in winter from Ipswich, Mass., southward along the sea-coast wher- ever bayberries are abun- dant. It has even been found at Pine Point, Scar- boro. Me., in January. Early in April the Yel- low-rump appears as a migrant, and early in May it becomes abundant. A few migrants occasionally reappear late in August, but the great host, now in their winter plumage, pass through late in September and through October. It breeds commonly in the extensive spruce forests of northern New York and New England ; sparingly in Worcester and Berkshire coun- ties, Mass., and here and there oh the upland of southern. Fig. 19. Myrtle Warbler. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustratio
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