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CITIZEN BIRD 



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'' The Maryland Yellow-throat is the merry little 

 bird who puts his head on one side to peep at you 

 through his black mask, and then flits further along to 



a thicket or clump of bushes, 



calling persuasively — ' Follow 



me-e, follow me-e, follow ! ' 



He is trying to coax you into 



a game of hide-and-seek ; but 



if you play with him you will 



soon find that you must do all 



J*, ^^ -, .£^^^^. the seeking, for he intends to 



0^gjl^' do the hiding himself. 



^^^ J § '' Does he wish to show you 



^ \^:j I- his deep narrow nest, made 



of grape-vine bark, old leaves, 

 and grass ? Not he ; being 

 crammed full of good spirits 

 he simply wants you to 

 share them and have 

 a race. Some- 

 times he will stop 

 a moment quite near and call — 

 I-spy-it, I -spy-it,' and then fly off 

 and challenge you to a new chase. 

 Or sometimes, if two or three call at 

 once, you will stray away from your 

 path without knowing it. 



" They are very gentle, lovable 

 little birds too, and sing all through the summer when 

 many of the better singers have grown silent." 



''The Yellow-throat must be what I've called the 

 Black-faced Yellowbird," said Rap. ^^ Please, Doctor, 



1. Male. 2. Female. 



Maryland Yellow 



THROAT. 



