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THE HOODED WARBLER. 



half-open after 

 Redstart's well- 

 known fashion ; 

 but otherwise 

 the birds are 

 much less fussy 

 than their sal- 

 m o n - spotted 

 neighbors. 



Like most 

 Warblers the 

 Hooded has a 

 chip note of 

 alarm which is 

 distinctive to 

 practiced ears, 

 while the male 

 has a song 

 which is quite 

 marked, tsu-e, 

 tsit-c, tsu-e, tsu- 

 wee-tsu. The 

 notes are ring- 

 ing and music- 

 al, but the last 

 two contain a 

 sort of vocal 

 somersault, as 

 tli" the bird 

 were attacked 

 by a sudden in- 

 clination to 

 sneeze. These 

 last notes, 

 therefor e, 



closely resemble the dainty cachination of the Acadian Flycatcher, and would 

 undoubtedly be mistaken for those of the latter bird if heard alone. This 

 is the common song, but some, probably many, variant forms occur. One 

 bird, which haunted the beech-woods shown in the first illustration, rendered 

 the typical song, but had also a fashion of bringing in the sneeze early, and 

 finishing strong in spite of the interruption. 



The nests in the illustrations speak for themselves, and it is only neces- 



