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Till'. (',( >I.l)KX-\\ IXCEI) WARBLER. 



Vireo, who by the way was born thereabouts, is fiercely assailed by the swag- 

 gering stranger, and retires in confusion. What impudence! you exclaim 

 with rising resentment. But not so fast! A coy female, smartly dressed, 



if not so bright- 

 ly as her mate, 

 hops up oul of 

 a brush pile. 

 The adi >ring 

 li >ver darts to 

 her side, but 

 she avoids him 

 through a hazel 

 thicket, and he 

 set- off in hot 

 pursuit. Ho. 

 ho! yi 'U chuck- 

 le: so that'- the 

 secret. Happy 

 fellow ! 



Af te r a 

 merry chase the 

 birds suddenly 

 bethink them- 

 selves what 

 effect v iur pres- 

 ence may have 

 upon their fu- 

 ture plans and 

 join in berating 

 von by ener- 

 getic swits. If 

 you are incon- 

 siderate enough 

 to intrude a 

 few days later. 

 you will find 

 the nest where 

 you have found 

 " t h e B 1 u e- 

 wing's, at the 

 rude half -sphere of 



rgan ( »»»fv, 



GOLDEN-WINCED W/ 



;i:i hi; AT NEST. 



base of a bush clump, and its live eggs reposing 

 leaves, bark-strips and grasses. 



