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THE RETREAT OF THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 

 when shyly eluding visitors; where also late Her- 

 mit Thrushes in the autumn linger fearlessly . . . 1 76 



THE EUROPEAN BEECH (Fagus sylvatica), in and 

 beneath which the Thrushes seek seclusion, and 

 through which the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher rest- 

 lessly flitted 196 



