FAMILY Mniotiltide. 
song with these of the Candian Warbler and I am sure 
further explanation or comment will be unnecessary. 
There are no two tunes alike, so the similarities must be 
confined mostly to quality of tone. The Canadian War- 
bler,,sings, this, way + (7) 0.) a ae 
way: _. __ ~~~ — — The lines express the rhythm 
in a very lame way, however; here is the notation of 
the first form: 
Vivace. 3 times 8va__ f 
cres., 
(Geagasenaae f 
and here is that of the second form: 
Vivace. 
cres. f 
Tu,tu, t-swe-e, tu, tu. 
Neither of these songs resembles that of any other 
Warbler; besides, the pitch of the Canadian’s voice is 
much higher than that of the Yellow Warbler, the song 
is less melodic, and the crescendo comes just before the 
last two notes. The syllables recorded by Mr. Jones are, 
“tu, tu, tswee tu tu.” These seem to fit my second 
notation. 
American This little jet black Warbler with his 
Redstart vivid patches of salmon-scarlet possesses a 
Setophaga : 7 : 
i a scheme of coloring at variance with that 
L.5.40inches Of every other member of the Warbler 
May roth Family. He strikes a discordant note, 
somehow or other, which sets us to wondering whether 
he really belongs where the ornithologist has placed 
him! Perhaps, however, we might find in South Amer- 
ica some of his relatives who would supply the missing 
colow links. The bird is a symphony in black and red; a 
subject for the brush of a Whistler! His upper parts, 
throat and breast are lustrous black; terminal parts of 
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