. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 126 BIRDS OF AMERICA YELLOW WARBLER Dendroica aestiva asstiva (tiinclin) A. O. U. Number 05.' See Color I'Lite 95 Other Names.— Summer Warbler; Yellow Tit- mouse : Summer Yellowbird ; Yellowbird ; Yellow Poll; Blue-eyed Yellow Warbler: Golden Warbler: Wild Canary (incorrect). General Description.— Length. 4J4 inches. Fore and under parts, yellow ; upper parts, yellowish olive- green ; under parts, streaked with chestnut. Bill, shorter than head, slender, tapering gradually to the tip ; wings, moderately long and pointed ; tail, slightly rounded. Col
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 126 BIRDS OF AMERICA YELLOW WARBLER Dendroica aestiva asstiva (tiinclin) A. O. U. Number 05.' See Color I'Lite 95 Other Names.— Summer Warbler; Yellow Tit- mouse : Summer Yellowbird ; Yellowbird ; Yellow Poll; Blue-eyed Yellow Warbler: Golden Warbler: Wild Canary (incorrect). General Description.— Length. 4J4 inches. Fore and under parts, yellow ; upper parts, yellowish olive- green ; under parts, streaked with chestnut. Bill, shorter than head, slender, tapering gradually to the tip ; wings, moderately long and pointed ; tail, slightly rounded. Color.— Adult Male: Gcncnil color above, ycllozv- ish oUvc-grccn, the crown more yellowish, usually clear yellow on forehead and on the forward portion of crown, often tinged with orange-tawny; upper tail- coverts edged with yellow; back, sometimes streaked with chestnut; wings and tail, dusky, the middle wing- coverts broadly tipped with yellow, the greater wing- coverts and inner wing-feathers broadly edged with the same; primaries, more narrowly edged with yellow- ish olive-green; inner webs of tail-feathers yellow, tipped with dusky; sides of head and under parts, clear rich yellow, the chest, sides, and flanks, streaked ivith chestnut: bill, blackish; iris, brown; legs and feet, light brownish. . Female : Above, plain yellowish olive-green (usually darker than in adult male), the crown concolor with the back, or at least not distinctly more yellowish ; wings and tail, as in adult male, but tips of middle wing-coverts and broad edgings of greater coverts and secondaries less purely yellow, usually yellowish olive-green; under parts, paler and duller yellow than in adult male, usually without streaks, but sometimes with a few, usually indistinct, chestnut streaks on chest and sides. Nest and Eggs.— Nest: Generally located in hedges and small saplings, within 10 feet of the ground, and strongly fastened in forks; constructed very neatly of grayish colored plant fib
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