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help of my field glass white under parts, slightly tinged 

 with yellow, back and rumrj olive green, top and sides of 

 head delicate bluish-ash ; no eye-ring, no wing-bars. There 

 is no other warbler marked quite like that. And yet its 

 song is its most conspicuous mark, so to speak, for it is a 

 loud, shrill, and very rapidly repeated run, which might be 

 spelled out in this way: " Chippy, chippy, chippy, chip- 

 pity-chippity-chippity." The whole song is emitted at a 

 galloping pace, giving you the impression that the bird is 

 in a desperate hurry. Important business on hand, no 

 doubt! Yes, there is a worm or a nit on the under side 

 of that leaf, and he must nab it now or never ! With such 

 pressing business matters on hand, he has no time for 

 regaling you with "linked sweetness long drawn out." 



Still, he sometimes does prolong his ditty, giving it a 

 saucy, challenging air. No other warbler sings so loudly. 

 His voice is as shrill and penetrating as that of the indigo 

 bird, though the song is quite different in technique. 



Another feathered conundrum was the Nashville, 

 warbler, whose back and head are colored like those of 

 the Tennessee, but whose under parts are Bright yellow, 

 instead of white or white only slightly washed with 

 yellow; and, besides, sharp peering through your glass 

 will reveal a distinct white ring encircling the eye. The 

 bird in the hand would also show a dainty chestnut patch 

 on the crown, but this mark is seldom seen while it is 

 flitting about in the leafy trees. The songs of the Nash- 

 ville and the Tennessee are somewhat similar, but not 

 the same, the Tennessee's being louder, shriller, and more 



