26 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 



The Titlark ( AntJms Ltidovidanus), like the 

 Shore Lark, is only a wanderer here, the flocks, 

 however, coming in the fall and wandering rest- 

 lessly over the plowed fields, after the grain is 

 all gone. It is distinguished by its brown color 

 — olive above and lighter below — by its devious, 

 uncertain flight, and the habit of moving its tail 

 up and down, when resting on the ground. 



Of these beautiful and s\\eet- voiced migrants 

 we have fifteen species, which come during the 

 sunny months of summer to give fresh joy to 

 the leafy glory of the wood - land. 



The modest - plumed Yellow -rump (Dendroeca 

 coronata) — so conspicuously marked by the bright 

 yellow patch on its rump, exposed when it flies, 

 and the general slaty -blue of its plumage — comes 

 the first of May, searching for insects about the 

 hedges and farm buildings. Its song is slender 

 and homely, but the bird is robust and fearless, 

 staying with us till the last chill days of October. 



