Across the Fields. 



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When you do see him clearly you will find a bird about seven inches and 

 a half lonj^r. All the upper parts and the wings and tail are green with an 



YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



ABOUT TEN DAYS OLD. 



olive tinge. On the sides of the head this color is interrupted by a clear 

 white line extending from the nostril above and back of the eye. The region 

 just in front of the eye is almost black. There is a white ring about the eye 

 and a more or less distinct white line bordering the olive green sides of the 

 head and face, and defining those regions from the throat. This region and 

 the breast and chest are bright yellow, extending in some individuals even 

 farther back. The belly and feathers below the tail are white and the flanks 

 are grayish olive. 



The Chats frequent dense tangles of undergrowth in open clearings or 

 fields. In such places they build their nests rather near to the ground. 

 These are rather bulky structures of large dead leaves, strips of bark and 



