J Just such places as Indigo" Bunt- 

 are' found; T0WHEES win, always 

 nely .dry thickt'ts and 

 \^ hills.,' 'lM%e inafe Tow- 

 but handsomely clothed 

 though not gnwned as 

 "ery pretty, 

 by. both 'sefces, 

 fherink," : wfth 

 s>;11aTiie, -.It 'Is 

 rn ' one. of thVfr 

 fk f>r (' hermit, 

 is when 



i Is 



by'th^riiale 



_____ T'wo 



take therr !sfa- 



o^ ; the'ir fa\;oi 



forth for 1 ; 

 and '-a sain to^ 



ft'fpr'h'oars 

 tin' towards 

 Gjs^Bmft 'on 



r Hush or chtnlp of 

 trg-.s'li're finely dot- 



^": ' 



Loggerhead Shrike, sometimes occur locally during the sum- 

 -"ffiet'.T^ ' /Hie y^aTeisTQaHero than the lafstr-species'.and the under 

 pats "aite ^Istm^. ^^irite;.' ixrbtle -the> breasb^Jft tne> larger 

 "spffcies'is lightly barred: With dusky. '-: ?^ <f.ir:i3ajoc 



Such a magnificent' species- as the ;GARJ>I NALmustr.be 

 mentioned even though it is a southern species and 1 only ^ex- 

 -tends its range north to southeastern ''N r ew ork and south- 

 ieTPH -New England. They frequent underbuush : and tHick- 

 ts and are more heard- than; seen^fevert int their southern 

 -hatiiits, where they are quite "abundant;: Their songs are 

 -many and varied, chiefly c6mposed" -of* series of =clear 

 whistles, sometimes: -in. couplets; :; They are resident where- 

 'evet found f ^although 'it seems: very touch out of place to 

 see birds of such plumage about whenrthe earth is covered 

 with a white mantle. -:=" ?' 7 



Space will allow of but mention -df- a few of our most 

 -important and common species of Sparrows. Largest of 

 -these, and one of the first to appear dh: spring, are FOX 

 SPARROWS" on their way to their breeding grounds in 

 boreal regions. : They are as larg^er:as some of the thrushes, 

 have a bright rufous tail, mixred gray and brown upper 

 parts and heavily spotted xtnder parts. We -see _or hear 

 ftheni as they are scratching 'among the dead leaves; if we 







