74 Birds Every Child Should Know 



and yards and yards of fine caterpillar silk, 

 by which the nest is hiing from its slender fork 

 in the thicket. It also contains, not infre 

 quently, alas ! a cowbird's most unwelcome egg. 



THE YELLOW-THROATED VIREO 



In a family not conspicuous for its fine 

 feathers, this is certainly the beauty. The 

 clear lemon yellow worn at its throat spreads 

 over its vest; its coat is a richer and more 

 yellowish green than the other vireos wear, and 

 its two white wing-bars are as conspicuous as 

 the white-eyed vireo's. Moreover its mellow 

 and rich voice, like a contralto's, is raised to 

 a higher pitch at the end of a sweetly sung 

 triplet. ''See me; Fm here; where are youV the 

 singer inquires over and over again from the 

 trees in the woodland, or perhaps in the village 

 when nesting duties are not engrossing. Don't 

 mistake it for the chat simply because its 

 throat is yellow. 



As this is the beauty of the family, so is it 

 also the best nest builder. 



THE WARBLING VIREO 



High up in the top of elms and maples that 

 line village streets where the red-eyed vireo loves 



