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THE GOLDEX-VVINGED WARBLER. 



with risiiia: resentment. 



Vireo, ^\•ho by the wa}- was l^orn therealjouts, is iiercelv assailed by the swag- 

 gering" stranger, and retires in confusion. A'Vhat impudence ! you exclaim 



But not so fast ! A coy female, smartly dressed, 



if not so bright- 

 1_V as her mate, 

 hops up out of 

 a brush pile. 

 T h e adoring- 

 lover darts to 

 her side, but 

 she avoids him 

 through a hazel 

 thicket, and he 

 sets off in hot 

 pursuit. Ho, 

 ho ! you chuck- 

 le ; so that's the 

 secret. Happy 

 fellow ! 



After a 

 merry chase the 

 birds suddenly 

 bethink them- 

 selves what 

 effect your pres- 

 ence may have 

 upon their fu- 

 ture plans and 

 join in berating 

 you l3y ener- 

 getic szvits. If 

 you are incon- 

 siderate enough 

 to intrude a 

 few days later, 

 you will find 

 the nest where 

 vou have found 

 the B 1 u e- 

 wing's, at the 



base of a bush clump, and its five eggs reposing in a rude half-sphere of 

 leaves, bark-stri])s and grasses. 



Taken in Morgan County. Photo by C. H. Monis. 



GOLDEN. WINGED WARBLER .^T NEST. 



