THE TELLOW-IHSOiHtJJ >iii£.0. 1^79 



birc" arcMtectnre rkat I am aequainte^i witli. The eggs are 

 usuallv four in nmnber. Tliev are of a ptire-white color, 

 with thinl y scattered spots of two shad*^ of reddish-browu 

 and black. The dimensions of four eggs ci^Eected in Con- 

 necticut are .S-3 br .61 inch, .82 br .60 inch. .S2 br .6*} iaeh. 

 and .80 br ..59 inch. But one brood is reared in the season 

 in New England. 



WUson, in describing the habits of this bird, sars. — 



" Tins summer species is found cMeliT in uKe woods, huuiaiLg 

 amoiis the liisb. bxanches : and has an indoIenE and plaintive note, 

 — " ■ ■ ■- _-_-,?. with some little t:i^' -'-* . ererr ten or twelve 



St^-.._^^. _^- - :-" ' "-wa, &>:. It is ^i-. ^.ird in '-ri'-'ZTwizh. 



the Eeii-eved F. . r? i J/«An'«ip<3 oiicjcea) ; the . rrgecio 



notes of the latter, mingling with the soft, languid warble ox the 

 former, producing an agreeable eifect. panietilarlT daring the bum- 

 ins heat of noon, when almost every other songster but these two 

 is sHent. Those who loiter through the shades of oar mAgnino^nt 

 forests at that hour wiH easily recognize both species- It ;,—---- 



r-'-~ the south early in May. and returns again with its _ , 



..: ^^~ -rrddile of September. Its nesr. which is sometimes fixed 

 on :1 - rr side o£ a limb, sometimes on a horizontal branch 



among the twigs, generally on a tree, is composed outwardly of 

 thin strips of the bark of grape-vines, moss, lichens, «lfco-, and lined 

 with fine fibres of such like s'l' - ts : the eggs, usuaHy &ur. are 



white, thinly dotted with black. , / near the great end "Winged 



insects are its prindpal food"* 



In dismissing this beautiful and favorite fa mil y of our 

 birds. I feel that it is impossible to say too much in iheir 

 favor : their neat and delicate plumage and sweet song, their 

 engaging and interesting habits, and their well-known insect- 

 destroying proclivities, have justly rendered them great 

 favorites : and the farmer, in protecting them, and eneour- 

 ing them to take up homes near his orchards and gardens, 

 but extends a care and welcome for his best friends. 



