20 BEACH GRASS 



black spots are less black and the yellow of the 

 breast less vivid than in the magnolia warbler, 

 and, instead of having a subterminal band of 

 white on its tail, the Cape May has white on the 

 outside feathers only. 



Warblers are fascinating birds and form an in- 

 teresting and clearly marked group. They are 

 abundant not only in number of individuals but 

 in number of species. In the full nuptial plum- 

 age of spring and early summer many of them 

 are as striking in the brilliancy of their coloring 

 and markings as some of the tropical orchids. 

 One would suppose they would be well known 

 by those who live in or visit the country, but it 

 is an astonishing fact that they are rarely seen 

 except by those who look for them and have cul- 

 tivated habits of observation. I am confident 

 that many people would have walked through 

 this grove of mine, filled with birds as it was, 

 and seen none there, or have noticed a few "spar- 

 rows." Sometimes a brilliantly arrayed war- 

 bler, perhaps a redstart or a magnolia warbler, 

 species which pour through our groves in thou- 

 sands, suddenly pops out within a few feet of 



