woon wannlacus. 371

881. Geothlypis trichas t/.iun.i. Mauvmxn YELLUW—Tlll:tl.\’l‘. {Fig 106.) Arl. d . 7-.\ broad band across the titl‘eln'tltl. and on the eheeks and earmoverts blaek, bordered behind by grayish ; rest of the upper parts, wings, and tail oli\‘e»3_j1'een. sometimes tinged with brownish: no wing-liars or tail— patehes; throat and breast bright yellow. ehangin;r to whitish on the belly; sides washed with brownish; under 1ail~eorerts yellow. ,‘1(/. (5 in '7}l[{."'“ Similar. but browner aboVe: blaek mask tipped with grayish: belly more

yellow; sides browner. [1/2. 6 . Similar. but the black mask more eoneealed, sometimes merely indieated by a dusky area. Ad. 9 .—No black mask; up— per parts, wings. and tail oliv rul'ous: throat and hr ‘tlst yellowish. ehanging to whitish on the belly; under tailwoverts yellow; sides brownish. l... 5'33; “1. 2'21); '1‘., 2‘04: 3., '42.

It‘d/z{/4-.~---liustern North America. west to the Plains; breeds from the Gulf States to Manitoba and Labrador; winters from the Gulf States southward.

Washington, abundant S. 1%., Apl. 15 to (Jet. 20. Sing Sing, common 5. 1L, Apl. ‘1" to Net. 23. Cambridge. abundant S. It. May 5 to Ux‘t. 2*).

Just, bulky, of strips of bark. coarse grasses. and dead leaves, lined with fine grasses. tendrils, and rootlets, on or near the ground. Ink/ya, three to tire, white. rather thinly speckled and spotted with rut'ous to umber. chiefly—— sometimes entirelyiat the larger end, '70 x 03.

‘een. the forehead sometimes tinged with

()ne of the first acquaintances you will make. when you begin to look for birds, will be this blaekanasked inhabitant of thickets and bushes. Indeed. you have only to pause near his home. when he will meet you halfway. He announces his eoming by an impatient, quickly repeated (liar/r. varying to ('Itff. pz'l. quit, as. hopping from twig to twig. he finally appears for a moment and then darts back into the cover of his haunts.

His song is characteristic of his aetire. nervous nature. and is de- livered with much force and energy. It varies greatly with locality. a fact which may account for the quite different descriptions given of it. by authors. Sometimes it is written t/‘I‘elu‘fy. uriclzz'fy. witchify, III-{chit}; .- again. rapity. I'apl'ly. etc. : but the birds near New York city seem to me to say I lmsw'rh you. 1 710mm}: you. I beseech you, Illeseerh you .- though. to be sure. the tone is far from pleading.

They sing throughout the summer. and in August add a flight song to their re/wrlm're. This is usually uttered toward evening. when the bird springs several feet into the air, hovers for a second,and then drops back to the bushes.

6811:). G. t. ignota. (Vin/ml. Fronnu YELLOW-THROAT: l’.»\L.\nc'r'ro Pinto—Similar to the preceding. but with longer tarsus. tail. and bill : yellow of under parts of a deeper shade and of greater extent: thinks of a mneh darker eolor: upper parts browner; blaek mask wider. its ashy border (in

} summer speeimenst slightly paler and of greater extent: first primary shorter, equaling the eighth instead of the sixth. W.. 2'17; T., 2'15; 1%., 47. Rang/er Florida and southern Georgia.

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