. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. MYRTLE WARBLER 237 Dendroica coronata coronata (Linn^us). Myrtle Warbler. Other names: yellow-rumped warbler; myrtle-bird; yellow-rump. Plate 82. Description. — Form similar to other warblers of the genus; bill sUghtly notched near tip of upper mandible; tail nearly even. Adult male in breeding plumage: Above bluish-slate-gray, streaked black, upper tail-coverts black, edged gray; a patch on top of head, one on lower rump, another on each side of breast bright yellow; wings and tail black or brownish-black, with gray edgings;
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. MYRTLE WARBLER 237 Dendroica coronata coronata (Linn^us). Myrtle Warbler. Other names: yellow-rumped warbler; myrtle-bird; yellow-rump. Plate 82. Description. — Form similar to other warblers of the genus; bill sUghtly notched near tip of upper mandible; tail nearly even. Adult male in breeding plumage: Above bluish-slate-gray, streaked black, upper tail-coverts black, edged gray; a patch on top of head, one on lower rump, another on each side of breast bright yellow; wings and tail black or brownish-black, with gray edgings; two white wing-bars; tail with white patches or large spots on three outer tail-feathers on each side, decreasing in size from outer inward; streak over eye and part of each eyelid white; large black patch extending from base of bill to under and behind eye, widening over ear-coverts; below chiefly white including wing linings; a black patch usually marked with white on lower throat and upper breast, extending backward on each side past yellow of sides to flanks, where broken into black streaks; iris brown; bill and feet black or blackish. Adult male in winter plumage: Unlike same in '••, breeding plumage, grayish-brown above with streaks of black on back; yelloiv on head more or less concealed by brown tips, but that on rump evident; sides of head marked much as in spring, but not so bright, brown taking the place of black; wing-bars buffy; black on sides of breast washed with brownish, and broken and veiled somewhat by white edges, and yellow spots on sides smaller. Young male in first winter plumage: Similar to adult male in winter, but not so bright; wings and tail not so black, the edgings not so bright gray; yellow of head sometimes entirely con- cealed by brownish. Adult female in breeding plumage: Similar to adult male in winter plumage, but black streaks more sharply defined; wing-bars white, and cheek patches blacker. Adult female in winter plumage: Similar to
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