32 THE RETURN OF THE BIRDS. 



I miss in the woods the veery, the hermit- 

 thrush, the chestnut-sided warbler, the blue- 

 backed warbler, the green-backed warbler, 

 the black and yellow warbler, and many 

 others, and find in their stead the wood- 

 thrush, the chewink, the redstart, the yellow- 

 throat, the yellow-breasted fly-catcher, the 

 white-eyed fly-catcher, the quail, and the tur- 

 tle-dove. 



In my neighborhood here in the High- 

 lands the distribution is very marked. South 

 of the village I invariably find one species 

 of birds, north of it another. In only one 

 locality, full of azalea and swamp-huckle- 

 berry, I am always sure of finding the hooded 

 warbler. In a dense undergrowth of spice- 

 bush, witch-hazel, and alder, I meet the worm- 

 eating warbler. In a remote clearing, cov- 

 ered with heath and fern, with here and 

 there a chestnut and an oak, I go to hear 

 in July the wood-sparrow, and returning by 

 a stumpy, shallow pond, I am sure to find 

 the water-thrush. 



Only one locality within my range seems 

 to possess attractions for all comers. Here 

 one may study almost the entire ornithology 

 of the State. It is a rocky piece of ground, 

 long ago cleared, but now fast relapsing 



