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area may be mentioned the yellow, the black and 

 white, the black-throated blue, the black-throated 

 green, the magnolia, the myrtle, the bay-breasted, 

 the Blackburnian, the palm, the Tennessee, the 

 chestnut-sided, the cerulean, the blackpoll, the 

 Cape May, the Wilson's, the Connecticut, the Can- 

 adian, water thrushes, redstarts, Maryland yellow- 

 throats, etc. If these little feathered guests are 

 carefully looked for between April fifteenth and 

 June first, they may all be seen and identified with- 

 out much difficulty. Many of these varieties may 

 be seen in large numbers for the few days they are 

 with us, and most of them prefer woodland, brushy 

 pools, where they feed upon the tiny insects that 

 hover about the surface of the water. 



Upon their return in September, they are not so 

 easily seen, because of the heavy foliage. Others, 

 like the prothonotary, blue-winged, golden- 

 winged, mourning and pine warblers may be seen 

 occasionally, but a sight of them is so rare an 

 occurrence that it may be considered an ornitho- 

 logical treat seldom to be enjoyed. 



A few of the warblers remain with us during 

 the summer as permanent residents, including the 

 yellow warbler, Maryland yellow-throat, yellow- 

 breasted chat and the American redstart. 



The Maryland yellow-throat is a friendly little 

 warbler, with bright yellow breast and head, and 

 a conspicuous black spot on the side of the head, 

 running back from the base of the bill. He is 

 usually quite tame, and will often comport himself 



