. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. YELLOW WARBLER 231 plumage: Similar to adult female in winter plumage, but less yellow above; below pale dusky-yellow, un- streaked, and yellow of tail duller and more restricted. Young in juvenal plumage: Above rather pale olive-brown, wings clove-brown, feathers edged outwardly with olive-yellow; below dull, unstreaked yellow. Measurements.—Length to in.; spread to ; folded wing to ; tail to ; bill .45 to .52; tarsus .64 to .77. Female smaller than male. Molts. — Juvenal plumage acquired
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. YELLOW WARBLER 231 plumage: Similar to adult female in winter plumage, but less yellow above; below pale dusky-yellow, un- streaked, and yellow of tail duller and more restricted. Young in juvenal plumage: Above rather pale olive-brown, wings clove-brown, feathers edged outwardly with olive-yellow; below dull, unstreaked yellow. Measurements.—Length to in.; spread to ; folded wing to ; tail to ; bill .45 to .52; tarsus .64 to .77. Female smaller than male. Molts. — Juvenal plumage acquired by complete postnatal molt; first winter plumage by partial post juvenal molt (July) involving body plumage and wing-coverts; first nuptial plumage by prenuptial molt (April) involving most of body plumage, wing-coverts and tertials, and adult winter plumage by complete postnuptial molt (July); adults molt twice a year, a partial prenuptial molt while in the south, and complete postnuptial molt (July), as in the young. Field Marks. — Size, near that of Chipping Sparrow but more slender. Adult male: The only New England warbler that is chiefly yellow, streaked with chestnut or reddish-brown below. Female and young: Similar, but darker above, paler and unstreaked or little streaked, below. Voice. — Alarm note a rather loud chip; song wee-che, chee, chee, chee-wee (R. Hoffmann); sweet sweet sweet sweet sweeter sweeter, or sweet sweet sweet sweetie; again wee-chee, wee-chee, wee-i-u; also ^^^^^ar/an/yreofs. wee-chee, chee, chee, chur-wee (Lynds Jones); a common short song. Yellow Warbler Juvenile. rvee-chee wee-chee wee. Breeding. — Chiefly about farm lands, orchards, roadsides and along the shores of streams and lakes. Nest: In bush, sapling, brier-patch or tree, usually from 3 to 8 feet up, but sometimes 30 to 40 feet; a compact, well-made structure of silver-gray plant fibers, fine grasses, shreds of bark and plant- down, usually lined with plant-down and fine grasses
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