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white one. The white breast of the 

 Bank Swallow is crossed by a brown 

 band. 



MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 



Walking along the edges of a meadow 

 we hear " Wit-che-ty, <wit-che-ty, wit- 

 che-ty " or " Come-see-me, come-see-me, 

 come-see me" as it is translated by va- 

 rious authors. We may see the Yellow- 

 throat (Plate 15, p. 117) as it appears 

 out of the bushes for a moment. If it 

 is a male it will be olive above and 

 yellow below, with black cheeks and 

 forehead. The female differs in having 

 no black, and being of a paler hue. 



RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 



The male of this species (Plate 15, 

 p. 117) is a very striking bird, black, 

 with patches of red and yellow at the 

 base of his wings. After seeing him, 



