. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . low; back a rich yellow-olive, occasionally streaked with orange-brown; breast also streaked narrowly with tlie same Female. — Similar, but duller; breast generally — A deep, soft cup five to ten feet from ground, in a bush, or higher up in orchard or shade tree, or in a fork of small sapling or — Either bluish-white or greenish-whit
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . low; back a rich yellow-olive, occasionally streaked with orange-brown; breast also streaked narrowly with tlie same Female. — Similar, but duller; breast generally — A deep, soft cup five to ten feet from ground, in a bush, or higher up in orchard or shade tree, or in a fork of small sapling or — Either bluish-white or greenish-white, with obscuie lilac markings, and brown sjjots grouped around the larger — May to September. The Yellow Bird is the most familiar of all our Warblers,for it has forsaken the Moodlands for orchards and shadetrees near dwelling houses. It arrives in May, when the firstyoung leaflets ]:)egin to clothe the trees with verdure, andplays about like a rich yellow flame among the pink of theapple blossoms. It is often confused in the pojjular mindAvith the Goldfinch, which is also called the YelloAv Bird,but which may be distinguished at once l)y the black of the SOXG BIRDS OF ORCHARD AND WOODLAND. 195. crown, wings, and tail, for the Yellow Warbler has no blackmarkings. Although the Yellow AVarbler is not now connnonly foundin the woods, it is sometimes seen within their borders, andis common in thickets along streams and roads, as well as inbushy pastures. It is not usuallyseen on the ground or in the topsof the tallest trees, but visits allparts of trees and shrubbery. Its alarm note is a loud chirj).Its usual song has much the (jualityof a whistle, and ma}- l)e expressedby the syllables we-chee, we-chee, ^^- ^^■-J^ ^^■^^^■*^^°- * -^ thirds natiinil size. wee00. The song is frequently much longer, has several variations, and often closely re-sembles one song of the Chestnut-sided Warl)ler. The nest building of this bird is performed entirely by thefemale
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