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Range (Eastern North America breeds) (XXXVII)

Eastern North America; breeds from northern New England north to Hudson Bay; winters in the tropics.

Washington, sometimes very common, usually uncommon T. V., May 5 to 20; Aug. 25 to Oct. 7. Sing Sing, tolerably common T. V., Aug. 20 to Oct. 1. Cambridge, rare T. V., May 15 to 25; Aug. 25 to Sept. 15. Nest, partially pensile, of twigs and grass fastened with spiders' webbing, lined with horsehair, on a low branch of a small tree in pasture or open woodland. Eggs, three to four, dull white or buffy, slightly specked, and wreathed around the larger end with spots of brown and lilac, 70 x 50 (Chamberlain).

During its migrations this generally rare Warbler may be found associated with its wood-inhabiting congeners. In the summer it haunts the higher branches of coniferous trees. Mr. Chamberlain describes its song as somewhat resembling "the simple lay of the Nashville, though its voice is neither so full nor so sweet, recalling the thin, wiry tones of the Black and White Creeper." 652. Dendroica æstiva (Gmel.). YELLOW WARBLER. Ad. 8.- Upper parts bright greenish yellow, brighter on the crown; wings edged with yellow; tail fuscous, the inner vanes of the feathers yellow; under parts bright yellow, streaked with rufous. Ad. 2.- Upper parts uniform yellowish olivegreen; tail as in the 8; wings fuscous, edged with yellow; under parts bright yellow, slightly, if at all, streaked with rufous on the breast and sides. Im. 8. -Similar to the q. Im. q. - Upper parts light olive-green; tail fuscous, the inner margins of the inner vanes of the tail-feathers yellow; under parts uniform dusky yellowish. L., 5-10; W., 2·40; T., 1.89; B. from N., 33.