A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 1 of 3Baird, Spencer Fullerton
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A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 1 of 3
Baird, Spencer Fullerton
Birds -- North America
The nest obtained in Roxbury was in a bush, a few feet from the
ground, in a very wild region of forest and rocks. Externally, except
in its length, which was less, it resembled a nest of the _G.
trichas_, being made of coarse, dry grasses. Internally it was much
more warmly lined with feathers and soft fur than is the case in nests
of the Yellow-Throat. The eggs were of a crystal whiteness, marked at
their larger end with dark purple, and but for their smaller size
might have been mistaken for those of _G. trichas_. The position of
the nest, however, was conclusive in regard to this point. The egg
from Coventry was substantially similar, except that reddish-brown
dots were mingled with the purple markings, in the form of a wreath
around the larger end.
Wilson describes this Warbler as songless, but attributes to its
counterpart, the Hemlock Warbler, a very sweet song of a few low
notes,—a very different account from that given by Audubon of the song
of the Blackburnian.
Mr. Paine states that this species is resident during the summer
months in Randolph, Vt. It is, he says, a very close companion of the
_D. virens_, arriving at the same time with it even to a day, or about
the 10th of May. Its dry chirping song may then be heard in striking
contrast with the sweet notes of the _virens_. He was not able to find
its nest.
Mr. C. W. Wyatt met with this species as a winter resident at Alto, in
Colombia, South America. Its upward range seemed to be terminated only
by the paramos. Among the oaks on the Pamplona road he found it very
common just under the paramo, the bright orange throat of the male
making it a very conspicuous bird. He was led to believe that they
were not found there at a lower elevation than five thousand feet.
Dendroica dominica, BAIRD.
YELLOW-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.
_Motacilla dominica_, L. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. 1766, 334 (_Ficedula
dominica cinerea_, BRISS. III, 520, pl. xxvii, fig. 3). _Dendroica
dominica_, BAIRD, Rev. Am. Birds, 209. _Motacilla superciliosa_,
BODDÆRT, Tableau Pl. enl. 686, fig. 1, 1783. _Dendroica
superciliosa_, BAIRD, Birds N. Am. 1858, 289.—SCLATER (Xalapa,
Oaxaca, Jamaica, Mexico).—SCLATER & SALVIN, Ibis, 1860, 274
(Duenas, Guat.; Sept.).—MARCH, Pr. A. N. Sc. 1863, 293
(Jamaica).—GUNDLACH, Cab. Jour. 1861, 326 (Cuba; very common).
_Motacilla flavicollis_, GMELIN, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 959. _Sylvia
fl._ LATH.; WILS. II, pl. xii, fig. 6. _Motacilla pensilis_,
GMELIN, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 960. _Sylvia p._ LATH.; VIEILL. (St.
Domingo).—BON.; AUD. Orn. Biog. I, pl. lxxxv; NUTT. _Sylvicola
pens._ RICH; BON.; AUD. Birds Am. II, pl. lxxix.—GOSSE, Birds Jam.
1847, 156 (Jamaica). _Rhimanphus pens._ CAB. Jour. III, 474 (Cuba).
Other localities: _Cordova_, SCLATER, P. Z. S. 1856, 291. _St.
Domingo_, SALLÉ, P. Z. S. 1857, 231. _Jamaica_, GOSSE, Birds Jam.
156.
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