The Wood Warblers 



And you will almost certainly hear him 

 before he reveals himself. For his note is 

 loud for so small a bird, though not by 

 any means unmusical; and, beside this, it 

 is so striking in its repetition that it will 

 not fail to attract your attention instantly. 

 It sounds to me, for reasons hereinbefore 

 stated, very like the name Jessica, reiterated 

 four times rapidly and in a high key — 

 having in it the distinct inflection of voice 

 of a Httle child calling in a tone of tearful 

 alarm and distress. 



But when at last you find him, your eyes 

 will quicken to a vision of rare beauty; 

 for '' Solomon in all his glory, was not 

 arrayed Uke one of these.'' And that you 

 may judge of this the better here is his 

 ^' color scheme'': Back — olive green; chin, 

 throat, breast, undercoverts and edge of 

 wings — bright yellow, fading into a soft 

 buff white; forehead, and a broad band 

 upon sides of neck — pure black, bordered 

 with gray; wings and tail glossed with 

 yellowish olive. 



But, bright a picture as he makes, there 



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