NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Remarkable delicacy Description. 



His annual visit. Half-afraid he first 

 Against the window beats; then brisk alights 

 On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, 

 , Kye* all the smiling family askance, 

 And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is ; 

 Till more familiar grown, the table-crumbs 

 Attract his slender feet." 



This bird, when at liberty, feeds principally 

 on insects and worms, and its delicacy in prepar- 

 ing the latter is somewhat remarkable. It takes 

 a worm by one extremity, in its beak, and beats 

 it on the ground till the inner part comes away ; 

 then taking it in the same manner by the other 

 end, it cleanses the outer part, which alone it 

 eats. 



THE PENSILE WARBLER. 



THIS bird has a very delicate song, which is 

 continued throughout the year. It is nearly five 

 inches long. The bill is dusky; the head greyish 

 black ; and the back deep grey. Round the eye 

 there is a white streak, and between that and the 

 bill a range of yellow dots. The throat, neck, 

 and breast, are yellow ; the belly is white ; and 

 the sides of the neck and body are dotted with 

 black spots. The wing-coverts are white and 

 black, in bands ; the tail is dark grey, having the 

 four outer feathers marked with large spots of 

 white. 



The pensile warbler evinces uncommon saga- 

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