The Burgess Bird Book for Children 



and this fact alone was enough to distinguish him 

 from any other members of his family. 



But it wasn't often that Redeye came down so 

 near the ground that Peter could see his eyes. 

 He preferred to spend most of his time in the 

 tree tops, and Peter only got glimpses of him now 

 and then. But if he didn't see him often it was 

 less often that he failed to hear him. "I don't 

 see when Redeye finds time to eat," declared Peter 

 as he listened to the seemingly unending song in the 

 maple-tree. 



"Redeye believes in singing while he works," 

 said Jenny Wren. "For my part I should think 

 he'd wear his throat out. When other birds sing 

 they don't do anything else, but Redeye sings all 

 the time he is hunting his meals and only stops 

 long enough to swallow a worm or a bug when he 

 finds it. Just as soon as it is down he begins to 

 sing again while he hunts for another. I must say 

 for the Redeyes that they are mighty good nest 

 builders. Have you seen their nest over in that 

 maple-tree, Peter ?" 



Peter shook his head. "I don't dare go over 

 there except very early in the morning before 

 Farmer Brown's folks are awake," said he, "so I 

 haven't had much chance to look for it." 



"You probably couldn't see it, anyway," de- 

 clared Jenny Wren. "They have placed it rather 



