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warblers, who make the life of the bird- 

 student at the same time an ecstasy and a 

 despair. 



In all the years that I have known birds 

 I have carefully avoided becoming interested 

 in these bewildering atoms, so tantalizing to 

 study. But here, without intention on my 

 part, fate had ushered me into their native 

 haunts. " He strives in vain who strives 

 with fate." After one protest I succumbed 

 to their charms. 



The first who attracted my attention was 

 a beauty, like most of his remarkable family, 

 having a bright yellow head, set off by broad 

 black bands beginning at the throat and 

 running far down the sides, and he bore 

 the awkward and undeserved name " black- 

 throated green warbler." A charming and 

 famous singer is this midget in black and 

 gold who 



" Trills a wild and wondrous note, 

 The sweetest sound that ever stirred 

 A warbler's throat." 



And not only the sweetest, but the most 

 unique, and, what is not generally known, 

 the most varied. The song that has been 



