252 BLUE-EYED YELLOW WARBLER. 



are four, or five, of a dull white, thickly sprinkled near the great 

 end with specks of pale brown. They raise two broods in the 

 season. This little bird, like many others, will feign lameness 

 to draw you away from its nest, stretching out his neck, spread- 

 ing and bending down his tail until it trails along the branch, 

 and fluttering feebly along to draw you after him; sometimes 

 looking back to see if you are following him, and returning back 

 to repeat the same manoeuvres in order to attract your attention. 

 The male is most remarkable for this practice. 



The Blue-eyed Warbler is five inches long and seven broad; 

 hind head and back greenish yellow; crown, front and whole 

 lower parts rich golden yellow; breast and sides streaked la- 

 terally with dark red; wings and tail deep brown, except the 

 edges of the former and the inner vanes of the latter, which 

 are yellow; the tail is also slightly forked; legs a pale clay co- 

 lour; bill and eye-lids light blue. The female is of a less bril- 

 liant yellow, and the streaks of red on the breast are fewer and 

 more obscure. Buffon is mistaken in supposing No. 1, of PL 

 Enl. Plate Iviii, to be the female of this species. 



