. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . hother. If you want to see this ground warbler, go to his haunt. He willsee you first but lie down quietly among the bushes. He will likely getcurious and hop up out of the reeds. You may get just one good lookbefore he darts away into the bushes again. The male Yellow-throat always wears plain marks of recognition onhis face. He has a black mask extending across his forehead and back onthe sides of his head. The female goes without a mask and is clothed insubdued tints of yel
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . hother. If you want to see this ground warbler, go to his haunt. He willsee you first but lie down quietly among the bushes. He will likely getcurious and hop up out of the reeds. You may get just one good lookbefore he darts away into the bushes again. The male Yellow-throat always wears plain marks of recognition onhis face. He has a black mask extending across his forehead and back onthe sides of his head. The female goes without a mask and is clothed insubdued tints of yellow and brown. When the Yellow-throat seeks a home, he finds a thick tussock ofgrass and hides his nest well in the middle. It is my experience thatwhen you want to find his home, it is better not to look for it. If youkeep on tramping thru the swamps and swales, some clay you will stumbleon one when you least expect it. Once I hunted for several days abouta swampy place where I heard the Yellow-throats singing. Not a signof a nest did I find. Whenever I appeared the birds were on hand as if THE WESTERN CHAT. 205. Taken in Oregon. Photo by H. T. Bohlman and W. L. Finley. AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. MALE PACIFIC YELLOW-THROAT FEEDING YOUNG. very anxious to aid me in finding their home. After tiring me with theirdeceit, they sneaked away fifty yards to the nest. A little later in theseason I happened to see the father carrying worms and discovered theyoung Yellow-throats just about to leave home. William L. Finley. No. 83. WESTERN CHAT. A. O. U. No. 683 a. Icteria virens Iongicauda (Lawrence). Synonym.—Long-tailed Chat. Description.—Adult male: Above grayish olive-green; fuscous on exposedinner webs of wings and tail; a prominent line above lores and eye, a short malarstripe, and eye-ring, white; enclosed space black on lores, less pure behind; throat,breast, lining of wings, and upper sides rich gamboge yellow; lower belly andcrissum abruptly white; sides washed with brownish
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