192 THE HOODED WARBLER. 
half-open after 
Redstart’s well- 
known fashion; 
but otherwise 
the birds are 
much less fussy 
than their sal- 
mon = spotted 
neighbors. 
Like most 
Warblers the 
Hooded has a 
chip note of 
alarm which is 
distinctive to 
practiced ears, 
while the male 
has a_ song 
which is quite 
marked,  tsu-e, 
tsi-e, tsu-e, tsu- 
wée-tsu. The 
notes are ring- 
ing and music- 
al, but the last 
two contain a 
sort of vocal 
somersault, as 
tho the bird 
were attacked 
by a sudden in- 
clination to 
Bio aneiahen sneeze. “These 
Patshis non e:ss 
therefore, 
closely resemble the dainty cachination of the Acadian Flycatcher, and would 
undoubtedly be mistaken for those of the latter bird if heard alone. ‘This 
is the common s mg, but some, probably many, variant forms occur. One 
bird, which haunted the beech-woods shown in the first illustration, rendered 
the typical song, but had also a fashion of bringing in the sneeze early, and 
Taken near Sugar Grove. 
WHERE THE “Beauties” Took THEIR First LESSoN In NATURE STupy. 
finishing strong in spite of the interruption. 
The nests in the illustrations speak for themselves, and it is only neces- 
