. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1056 Eepoet of State Geologist. twigs and about the blossoms, they are like Vireos, examining both sides of every leai, and the inside as well as the outside of every blossom; on the large limbs, they may be often mistaken for the Black and White Warbler, such adepts are they as creepers. Having all these traits, they are excellent general-purpose birds, as insect- catchers. *270. (659). Dendroica pennsylvanica (Linn.). Chestnut-sided Head of Ch
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1056 Eepoet of State Geologist. twigs and about the blossoms, they are like Vireos, examining both sides of every leai, and the inside as well as the outside of every blossom; on the large limbs, they may be often mistaken for the Black and White Warbler, such adepts are they as creepers. Having all these traits, they are excellent general-purpose birds, as insect- catchers. *270. (659). Dendroica pennsylvanica (Linn.). Chestnut-sided Head of Chestnut-sided Warbler. Natural size. Adult Male.—Upper parts, greenish-yellow, streaked with blackj crown, yellow, bordered with white, then enclosed in black; sides of head and under parts, pure white; lores, with a line through the eye and one below it, black; a conspicuous chestnut-brown stripe on the sides, starting in a line with the black mustache; wing and tail feathers, dark brown, edged with bluish-gray; wing bars, white, gen- erally fused in one large patch. Female.—Similar, but less highly colored; black on head obscure, and chestnut streaks thinner and fewer (Nehrling, Pt. Y., p. 215). Immature.—Different; above, con- tinuous light olive-green; below, white; ring around eye, white; no black on head; sometimes a chestnut streak on the side; wing bars, clear yellow. The clear, yellow wing bars and white under parts dis- tinguish birds in this plumage. Length, ; wing, ; tail, Range.—Eastern North America, from Panama to Manitoba, On- tario and Xewfoundland. Breeds from northern iS'ew Jersey, Illinois and the Alleghany Mountains, in Georgia, north. Winters from Ba- hamas and eastern Mexico, south. Nest, in fork of bush, three to eight feet up, of bark shreds and grass, lined with plant down and hair. Eggs, 4-5; creamy-white, with markings of reddish and dark brown, chiefly wreathed about the larger end; .05 by .49. A common migrant mo
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