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the cat - bird's, pride ; the white - eyed fly- 

 catcher's, self -consciousness ; that of the her- 

 mit-thrush, spiritual serenity : while there is 

 something military in the call of the robin. 



The vireosylvia is classed among the fly- 

 catchers by some writers, but is much more 

 of a worm-eater, and has few of the traits or 

 habits of the Muscicapa or the true Sylvia. 

 He resembles somewhat the warbling vireo, 

 and the two birds are often confounded by 

 careless observers. Both warble in the same 

 cheerful strain, but the latter more continu- 

 ously and rapidly. The red-eye is a larger, 

 slimmer bird, with a faint bluish crown, and 

 a light line over the eye. His movements 

 are peculiar. You may see him hopping 

 among the limbs, exploring the under side 

 of the leaves, peering to the right and left, 

 now flitting a few feet, now hopping as 

 many, and warbling incessantly, occasionally 

 in a subdued tone, which sounds from a very 

 indefinite distance. When he has found a 

 worm to his liking, he turns lengthwise of 

 the limb, and bruises its head with his beak 

 before devouring it. 



As I enter the woods the slate-colored 

 snow-bird starts up before me and chirps 

 sharply. His protest when thus disturbed 



