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CITIZEN BIED 



"The Marvlaml Yellow-throat is tlie merry little 

 bird who puts his head on one side to peep at you 

 through his black mask, and then tlits further along to 



a thicket or clump of bushes, 

 calling persuasively — ' Follow 

 me-^, follow me-e, follow ! ' 

 lie is trying to coax you into 

 a game of hide-and-seek ; but 

 fe ; gj^^j^ it' you play with him you will 



f ^j^f >:;^ll^ soon find that you must do all 



the seeking, ftn* he intends to 

 do the hidino" himself. 



'' Does he wish to show you 

 his deep narrow nest, made 

 of grape-vine bark, old leaves, 

 and grass ? Not he ; being 

 crammed fnll of good spirits 

 he simply wants you to 

 share them and have 

 a race. Some- 

 times he will stop 

 a moment quite near and call — 

 'I-spy-it, I-spy-it,' and then fly off 

 and challenge you to a new chase. 

 Or sometimes, if two or three call at 

 once, you will stray away from your 

 path without knowing it. 



" They are very gentle, lovable 

 little birds too, and sing all through the summer when 

 many of the better singers have grown silent.'' 



" The Yellow-throat must be what I've called the 

 Black-faced Yellowbird," said Rap. " Please, Doctor, 



1. Male. 2. Female. 



Maryland Yellow 



THROAT. 



