THE YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 



Your paper bird shows what a bright little fellow the living Yellow- 

 breasted Chat really is. Happy and rollicking, he seems to play tricks 

 just for the fun of it ; and that is why some people call him "the clown 

 bird." He won't show himself very often, but will whistle or call to you 

 out of a thicket, like a little boy daring you to find him. Then, perhaps, 

 he will fly across the road just in front of you ; and when you see his 

 bright yellow breast, his long legs trailing out behind and his tail jerking 

 up and down, you will know he is the Chat. 



If you want to find a Yellow-breasted Chat, go where there are 

 thickets and briers, because he likes to hide himself and build his nest 

 in these ; then sit down and wait. It is said that if you make a little 

 squeaking sound with your lips, he will answer and come out of his 

 hiding-place. 



The Yellow-breasted Chat builds his nest of grasses and leaves and 

 hides it in the brambles; but it is quite close to the ground and you may 

 be able to look into it and see the beautiful, glossy, white eggs covered 

 with specks and spots of brown and lavender. 



The Chat belongs to the family of Wood Warblers. 



