. Birdcraft : a field book of two hundred song, game, and water birds . inctive plumage, are omitted. Dr. Coues refers to itas resembling in its appearance and behaviour a gay andagreeable widow, who is conscious that her weeds are becom-ing. Its general habits, like its song, somewhat resemblethose of the Maryland Yellow-throat, but though a GroundWarbler, nesting and spending much time in the bushes andtangles, it does its most vigorous singing in the tree-tops ofwoods where the underbrush has been left imdisturbed. Burroughs says: The Ground Warblers all have onenotable feature, — very beau
. Birdcraft : a field book of two hundred song, game, and water birds . inctive plumage, are omitted. Dr. Coues refers to itas resembling in its appearance and behaviour a gay andagreeable widow, who is conscious that her weeds are becom-ing. Its general habits, like its song, somewhat resemblethose of the Maryland Yellow-throat, but though a GroundWarbler, nesting and spending much time in the bushes andtangles, it does its most vigorous singing in the tree-tops ofwoods where the underbrush has been left imdisturbed. Burroughs says: The Ground Warblers all have onenotable feature, — very beautiful legs, as white and delicateas if they had always worn silk stockings and satin Tree Warblers have dark brown or black legs andmore brilliant plumage, but less musical ability. Maryland Yellow-throat: Geothlypis trichas, Plate : inches. Male: Above grayish olive on head, clearing to bright olive on parts, under wing and tail coverts, beautiful yellow,grading to white in middle of belly. Forehead and sides of110 PLATE li. MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. 1- Male. 2. Female. Length, inches. SONG-BIRDS. Warblers head masked with black, separated by ash-white line from crown. Black bill; flesh-coloured : Smaller, and colours less distinct; mask wanting, as it is also in the : Follow me, follow me, follow me ! Season: From May to September. Common summer : From Georgia : Large and deep, sometimes partly roofed over; made of broad grasses, either on ground or in bushy : 4-6, white, sparsely sprinkled with : Eastern United States, mainly east of the Alleghanies, north to Ontario and Nova Scotia; in winter, South Atlantic and Gulf States and the West Indies. Next to the Yellow-Wood Warbler, this Ground Warbleris the best known and merriest of the entire clan, and easilyidentified by his mask, yellow throat, and distinctive song. Early in May you will see a flash of yel
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