THE HOME OF THE WILLOW-WEEN 51 



instant he relinquishes it, or breaking in on his 

 half-uttered phrase with a high-pitched, musical 

 ripple that precisely corresponds with the begin- 

 ning of his own dreamlike song. 



When the first falling leaves give warning of 

 winter's footsteps, the frail, restless little warbler 

 will join the vast flocks of migrant birds collected 

 near the coast, and set out across the southern 

 seas, to find in distant countries a welcome 

 change in food and climate. 



