The Chorus of the Forest 



location, keeping up and increasing the excitement 

 until the straying female hears him and comes 

 home. Where many of these birds nest undis- 

 turbed their notes are more noticeable than any 

 other feathered folk of earth. 



The chewink is a finch, large as a rose-breasted 

 grosbeak, and often mistaken for one on account 

 of the black coat and cowl worn by both. The The 

 chewink is far the more elegant and graceful bird, 

 while the grosbeak is the better musician. Mr. 

 Chewink wears a black coat, with the sleeves and 

 tail touched with white, a black headdress and 

 broad black collar. His shirt is creamy white and 

 his vest a bright Venetian-red. Mrs. Chewink's 

 headdress and collar are a brownish-tan color, the 

 back and sleeves of her suit the same color with 

 the white touches. Her waist front is a dark 

 creamy white, and her toilet is completed with a 

 Zouave jacket of red, a shade darker than Mr. 

 Chewink's vest. All her colors are richer in sub- 

 dued tones and more artistic than his, for where 

 he sharply contrasts she harmonizes exquisitely. 

 Both birds have long tails, longer legs than others 

 of their genus, and the feet and toes as described, 

 from much scratching. 



They are the noisiest birds of the forest floor. 

 They desire to search the earth for tiny bugs and 

 worms, and the fallen leaves make a deep cov- 

 ering everywhere. So they alight on a place that 

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