THE BLACKCAP WARBLER. 



watched him brooding on several occa- 

 sions , but in spite of long vigils have 

 never had the gratification of hearing a 

 single note. 



Curiously enough, the poets have given 

 this superb singer very little attention, 

 probably because they were seldom in a 

 position to identify the vocalist, however 

 much they admired his music. 



The alarm note of this species sounds 

 something like tack-tack or teck-teck. 



