Notes on a feio American Warblers. 47



fixing pellets into the interstices of the tree trunks, from which the

sparrows extracted them.


And now the wounded, in peace like lambs, in war like lions

(as the ancient adage has it) ; maimed, halt, and even the blind ;

show that they too can find solace in aviculture, if by that we mean

the care and study of birds in freedom as well as in aviaries and

cages. For that indeed our Society was founded.


Therefore we publish, through the courtesy of the artist, Miss

Estella Canziani, a reproduction of her very striking picture, which

has been supplied to us by the Medici Society 1 " (7, Grafton Street,

W.), for which permission we beg to tender our thanks, thinking

that in the future, as well as we hope the present, such a reminder

of the great war will serve as an interesting record, at the same time

encouraging aviculturists to tame birds in their wild or semi-wild

life, whether in town or country.



NOTES ON A FEW AMERICAN WARBLERS


By The Lady William Cecil.


[Baroness Amherst of Hackney.]


The rich meadow lands, the orchards and gardens, as well

as the great woods and forests of North America, both in Canada

and the States, are full of sweet-voiced birds, and the little Warblers

are responsible for a large part of the concert. Many of these

Warblers, as well as tuneful voices have pretty plumage, and all

are a fascinating study. I thought, therefore, that these few notes

might be of some slight interest to bird-lovers, who, like myself,

enjoy watching their little feathered friends in their native

surroundings.


The American Warblers are seldom seen in confinement,

nor do their names figure in bird-shop catalogues. There are such

numbers of them that a full description of all would fill a volume.

I have only chosen here just a few among the many that I have

watched with care and pleasure, and whose sweet notes have


* “ The Wounded Soldier ” can be obtained from the Medici Society in the form

•of Christmas cards.



