92 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



them more. The Pacific Yellow-throat is not 

 a whit behind his eastern counterpart in looks 

 or in song ; in fact, in the former respect, he has 

 something of an advantage, his colors being 

 brighter and richer, while he is also a little 

 larger. His song has quite the same notes as 

 that of the Maryland Yellow-throat. Dr. Henry 

 van Dyke has paid him a beautiful tribute in a 

 poem which reads something like an echo of the 

 bird's fascinating song. 



One of the verses is here introduced : 



" While May bedecks the naked trees 



With tassels and embroideries, 

 And many blue-eyed violets beam 

 Along the edges of the stream, 

 I hear a voice that seems to say, 

 Now near at hand, now far away, 

 * Witchery witchery witchery/ " 



He comes to our latitude, from his winter 

 home in the South, early in the season, and may 

 be heard some years by the last week in March. 

 He should be sought in lots where there are 

 thick clumps of bushes, and in young growths 

 of deciduous trees. His nest will be found upon 

 or near the ground. 



PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Black mask, as above, 

 bordered by a band (usually broad) of white ; crown and 



