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of recognizing him is by his large bill 

 and white line over the eye. The Chats 

 leave early in the fall and by the first 

 of September most of them have gone 

 south. The locality which the Chat 

 prefers is a marsh containing grasses, 

 alders and other semi-aquatic plants and 

 bushes. His notes seem unlimited, for 

 not only does he possess extraordinary 

 calls of his own, but he shows his great 

 vocal ability in practising imitations of 

 the notes of other birds. His common- 

 est note is Too! too! too! 



As its name implies, the Pine War- 

 bler is a truly pine-loving bird, very sel- 

 dom, other than during the times of 

 migration, being seen far away from 

 pine trees, which are its home. From 

 these trees it utters its musical trill, 

 which, though something like that of the 

 Chipping Sparrow and Junco, differs 

 from them in being sweeter and having 



