BLACK-THROATED GREEN 

 WARBLER. 



DENDEOICA VIRENS. 



THE richly clad black-throats, restless and almost 

 always singing, are nearly as numerous as the 

 yellow warblers. Their song is shorter, five tones, quite 

 as distinct and more moderately delivered. There is 

 something about the little song — 



that inclines one to whistle it immediately on hearing it. 

 It seems to be given as a lesson, and if the whistler be 

 familiar with the old sea song, "Larboard Watch," he 

 will hardly fail to discover in — 



"Lar - board watch a -hoy!" 



another instance of the similarity between bird melody 

 and human melody. 



These charming little wide-awakes like the pine woods. 

 There they nest and sing ; but they often visit adjoining 

 farms, coming close to the buildings in the fruit and 

 shade trees. Wherever they chance to be, there is 

 heard the frequent piping of their happy little strain. 



