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with a very pale tinge of green, and thickly sprinkled 
with pale brown. In summer, their food consists 
of insects, and their eggs and larvae; in autumn, 
when the young accompany their parents, they come 
into gardens and groves. One which Nuttall domes- 
ticated, fed on flies and worms that were offered 
him, without the least timidity; and was so tame 
and familiar as to be in danger of being trodden un- 
der feet. 
The Avrumyan WanmeLER, Sylvia autumnalis, is 
not at present known to rear its young in Massachu- 
setts, but it cannot go far for that purpose, since it 
is found in our forests, attended with its family, as 
early as the month of July. Early in the season; 
they are seen darting through the woods in search 
of flies. One which Nuttall obtained, by its flying 
in at an open window, soon pursued the house-flies, 
as if nothing had happened, and became so sociable 
that it would eat from his hand. In the autumn, it 
may be seen turning over the fallen leaves, or search- 
ing the chinks of fences and the rough bark of trees. 
Its nest has been found in Pennsylvania, and also 
near Lake Champlain. 
The HrzwLock Warsuer, Sylvia parus, differs $0 
little from the pine, that Nuttall is inclined to regard 
. them as the same species; but Audubon, who pro 
cured many specimens, together with a nest and 
young, pronounces them distinct, and it is on his 
high authority that this is set down among the birds 
of our State. : 
