186 BIRDS THROUGH AN OPERA-GLASS. 
LXITI. 
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER; HEMLOCK WARBLER; 
ORANGE-THROATED WARBLER. 
THe Blackburnian is one of the handsomest 
and most easily recognized of the warblers. His 
throat is a rich orange or flame color, so brilliant 
that it is enough in itself to distinguish him from 
any of the others. His back is black with yel- 
lowish markings. His crown is black, but has 
an orange spot in the centre; and the rest of his 
head, except near his eye, is the same flaming 
orange as his throat. His wings have white 
patches, and his breast is whitish, tinged with yel- 
low. His sides are streaked with black. The 
female and young are duller, the black of their 
backs being mingled with olive; while their 
throats are yellow instead of orange. 
Now and then you are fortunate enough to get 
a near view of this exquisite bird, but he has an 
exasperating fondness for the highest branches of 
the tallest trees. You can see there is something 
up there, but as you throw your head back and 
strain through your opera-glass, you fancy it is 
some phantom bird flitting about darkening the 
leaves. The seconds wear into minutes, but you 
dare not move. Your glasses don’t help you to 
see through the leaves, but you feel sure that 
something will appear in a moment, over the edge 
