A Book on Birds 



he has been given the other name we have 

 mentioned in a preceding paragraph — ''the 

 Peabody-bird.'* 



And now — although it be a digression 

 from the special purpose of our trip and 

 the theme of this chapter, let us yield 

 nevertheless to the lure of the wild and 

 cast about in a general way for other 

 newcomers, while the twilight still permits. 



These two Httle fellows hopping about 

 incessantly among the virgin leaves of the 

 big gum tree, just beyond the bushes where 

 the Sparrows first announced themselves, 

 are Myrtle, or Yellow-rump Warblers. 

 The MagnoUa Warbler has a ''yellow 

 rump" too; but these have in addition 

 a bright saffron spot on the crown of 

 the head which always fixes their identity 

 positively. Besides, the black along the 

 eyes, and the exquisite gold on the upper 

 part of a breast dappled and streaked 

 with rich brown, are marks clearly their 

 own. 



Turning from the Warblers we notice 

 that some of the other smaller birds seem 



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