THEIR EC(.)N0M1C RELATKINS TO THK ACRICULTURIST V 



its depredations become o{ marked importance when it habitually 

 takes its food from ponds or streams of those who raise trout on 

 a commercial scale. Frequently, the shot gun is used by the fish- 

 breeder in self-defense ; or taking advantage of the bird's habit of 

 frequenting a perch over the water, whence it can see its prey be- 

 low the surface, a steel trap is placed on the top of an upright 

 pole planted in the pond and the marauder captured therein. Its 

 white eggs are placed at the end of a long burrow in some bank- 

 near the water. 



THE AMERICAN REDSTART. 



Fuertes' fine drawing illustrates the male (1) and female (2) 

 of this beautiful bird. One of a large group of wood-warblers, ex- 

 amples of which (Blackburnian, Maryland j^ellow-throat. Chest- 

 nut-sided, and Yellow-rumped) were shown in color in Circular 

 ?i2. The male is striking, not only on account of his brilliant 

 coloring, but also on account of his conspicuousness, since he is 

 extremely active and this activity coupled with the above-men- 

 tioned brilliancy of coloring, makes him an object to catch the eye 

 of even an indifl^erent observer. As if conscious of his beauty 



