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is lurking. Its ambition seldom tempts it to leave the 

 \ icinity of the chosen spot where its nest is hung, 

 Tior to fly much above the level of the Alder and 

 Hazel tops which surround its dwelling. It will, 

 however, sometimes stray into the fields of growing 

 grain, where it undoubtedly renders great service by 

 the destruction of a multitude of noxious insects. 



Both of these little birds are selected by the fe- 

 male Cow Bunting as foster-parents, to whom she 

 commits the care of her young, by dropping her eggs 

 in their nests. This singular and unnatural habit, 

 of which we may say more in a future chapter, we 

 believe does not exist in any other bird but the Eu 

 ropean Cuckoo, and is a curious instance of the won 

 derful variety to be seen everywhere in the works of 

 an Omnipotent Deity. 



There are above twenty other species of these 

 lovely little birds, some of which are very conspicuous 



for their beauty ; 

 among them are 

 the Blackburnian 

 Warbler, Hooded 

 Warbler, Magnolia 

 Warbler, Cerulean 

 Warbler, Cape May 

 Warbler, and the 

 MourningWarbler. 

 The latter is so 

 named in consequ- 



Tellow-rumped Warbler. enCC of the pCCuliaf 



markings of the head and neck, they being of a 



