. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 663 streaked with pale chestnut brown; sides and flanks usually with obscure streaks of the same; no noticeable wing bands; inner webs of two outer tail feathers with nearly square cut white spaces at tips. The sexes are similar. Immature: Similar to adult, but much more brownish olive above; the markings less distinct, and less yellow on the under parts. Diagnostic characters in any plumage: Shape of white tail spots on two outer feathers (see cut), combined with pale brownish wing bars (n


. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 663 streaked with pale chestnut brown; sides and flanks usually with obscure streaks of the same; no noticeable wing bands; inner webs of two outer tail feathers with nearly square cut white spaces at tips. The sexes are similar. Immature: Similar to adult, but much more brownish olive above; the markings less distinct, and less yellow on the under parts. Diagnostic characters in any plumage: Shape of white tail spots on two outer feathers (see cut), combined with pale brownish wing bars (never white), formed by the tips of the wing coverts. Length, ; wing, 2,55; tail, 2; bill, .38. The Palm Warbler is an abundant migrant in spring and fall in Illinois and Wisconsin. Its song is a sweet trill. 325. Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). Prairie Warbler. Distr.: Eastern United States, west to Kansas and Nebraska, breeding from Florida to southern New England and Michigan; winters in Florida and the West Indies. Adult male: Upper plumage, bright olive green, the back marked and spotted with chestnut; a yellow line over the eye and a yellow spot. Prairie Warbler. under the eye, bordered below on side of throat by a short black stripe; throat and under parts, bright yellow, streaked with black on sides of breast and body; wing coverts tipped with yellow, form- ing pale yellow wing bars; three outer tail feathers with white patch on inner webs; outer web of outer tail feather, white, except near the tip. Adult female: Similar, but somewhat paler and with but little or no chestnut on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago


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