TWO BIRDS'-NESTS 



soil was broken away a little, and was mainly com- 

 posed of dry leaves and pine needles. The young, 

 five in number, were probably a week old. 



I came again the next day, and found the bird sit- 

 ting on the edge of the nest as before, and ready, 

 when I disturbed her, with the same arts to lure me 

 away. I paid frequent visits to the place thereafter 

 till the young had flown. 



The song of the male — a little shuffling chant 

 much like that of Chippy — was frequently heard. 

 This warbler may be instantly known by its oliva- 

 ceous color and the four sharp black stripes on its 

 buff -colored head. It is one of the prettiest and most 

 interesting of the warblers. 



