50 THE SECOND BOOK OF BIRDS 
and under leaves, others go over the bark, and 
others fly out like flycatchers. 
Some of them work in the tops of tall trees, 
others work in the orchards, some in bushes, and 
some on the ground. But wherever they live, 
they are beautiful to look at, and bewitching to 
study. 
Though they are little, they have plenty of 
spirit. I know of one kept in a room with sev- 
eral other birds, all bigger than himself. You 
might think he would be treated as big boys 
would treat a little one. But no, indeed! the 
tiny fellow made himself ruler of the whole 
party. He took the biggest bathing-dish, the 
best seed-cup, and the most desirable perch, and 
drove away any big bird who dared to claim 
either. 
The YELLOw WARBLER, found all over the 
country, is often called the wild canary, for, as 
you see him fly, he appears to be entirely yellow, 
but when you get nearer, you will see that on 
his breast are fine stripes. of reddish brown. His 
mate is all in yellow-olive color. 
They are very sweet little creatures, and make 
one of the prettiest nests in America. It is 
usually in an upright fork of a tree, or bush. 
It is made of fine material, among the rest a 
