. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Black and White Warbler 1. Black and White Warbler (636. Mniotilta vctria). —A black and white streaked warbler, with a broad white. stripe on the top of the head and no yellow any- where. Female with some brownish on the sides and fewer black stripes on the lower parts. This is a silent bird, common in woodlands, creep- ing over twigs and branches, often hanging from the lower surfaces, hunting in- dustriously for insect food. (Black and White Creeper.) L
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Black and White Warbler 1. Black and White Warbler (636. Mniotilta vctria). —A black and white streaked warbler, with a broad white. stripe on the top of the head and no yellow any- where. Female with some brownish on the sides and fewer black stripes on the lower parts. This is a silent bird, common in woodlands, creep- ing over twigs and branches, often hanging from the lower surfaces, hunting in- dustriously for insect food. (Black and White Creeper.) Length, 5xr; wing, 2| (2|-2|) ; tail, 2|-; tarsus, £ ; culmen, i. Eastern North America. Breeds from Virginia north to Hudson Bay, and winters from the Gulf States south to northern South America. 2. Prothonotary Warbler (637. Protonotaria citrea).—Avery pretty warbler, with the whole head, neck, upper back, and under parts a rich orange. The rest of the upper parts gradu- ally change through greenish to bluish to ashy, and the lower parts to almost white on the crissum, and large white blotches on the under tail feath- ers. The female has the yellow paler. It is found most fre- quently in the low growths near and over. Prothonotary Warbler the water, where it is more like a creeper in its habits than like a flycatcher. Its usual notes are clear, penetrating peet, tweet, tweet, tweet, given without change of pitch. (Golden- headed Warbler.). 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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