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belly. The tail is orange and black, and the colors are very 
prettily disposed. In its flight you can recognize it by its 
flashes of fiery red. 
On the whole, this bird has (in my estimation) the most 
beautiful color pattern to be found in all our long procession 
of warblers and ground thrushes. The female is so different 
in color it is at first difficult to believe her of the same species. 
Her body colors are brownish olive above with sides of pale 
yellow, and the head is gray instead of black. 
This beautiful bird is to be looked for all over North 
America from Labrador and Fort Simpson to northern South 
America. In the North it arrives in May, and abides until 
September. 
Toe Water Turusues.—Beginners in bird-study are 
warned to note the fact that in the Warbler Family are several 
birds called “Water Thrushes,’ which do not belong to the 
Thrush Family. It is a pity that they have not been dis- 
tinguished by some other name. There are two species, the 
Common Water TurusH' and the Louistana WATER 
Turusu,? the first a northern, the latter a southern, bird. 
Both live in the dark recesses of virgin forests, where clear 
brooks gurgle over mossy stones, between fern-covered banks. 
They are watchful and suspicious, but when flushed they do 
not immediately fly beyond gunshot, as nowadays every bird 
should do. The Louisiana Water Thrush strongly resembles 
the wood thrush, but is one-fourth smaller. 
1 Se-i-u'rus no-ve-bo-ra-cen’sis. Length, 6 inches. 
2 §. mot-a-cil'la. 
