1 8 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 



more intended for the realms of sunshine than 

 for the shadows of earth. 



The Hermit is less in size than the Robin, 

 being two inches shorter, and of a much more 

 delicate structure. Color, brownish - olive above, 

 and white, marked with brown, below. The males 

 arrive the last of April, and mope solitary in the 

 shadows for some days, when the females arrive, 

 and soon the tender melodies ring through the 

 leafless groves. The nest of small twigs and 

 gra'sses is built on the ground, and contains four 

 or five greenish - blue eggs. It feeds on ground 

 beetles and such other insects as inhabit wood- 

 lands. 



The Olive - backed Thrush is sometimes 

 heard singing here. 



Of these diminutive birds we have the Ruby- 

 crowned and Gold -crested Kinglets. The former 

 (Regulus calendula) is a little over four inches in 

 length, bright olive -green on the back and whitish 

 below, tinged with yellowish ; two white bars on 



