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OUR SOUTHERN BIRDS 



that seems to bubble up from the gladdest of 

 hearts, expressing the very spirit of a summer 

 morning. It is one of the last songs to be 

 silenced by the oncoming heat and the molting 

 season, being heard until well into August. 



The Painted Bunting or Nonpareil is perhaps 

 the most gorgeously colored bird found in the 



United States. So 

 many colors, so brightly 

 laid on, has he, that he 

 seems exotic, as if only 

 a visitor from the trop- 

 ics where he makes his 

 winter home. He is 

 not so common any- 

 where as the Indigo 

 Bunting, and his range 

 is restricted, so that we 

 may almost claim him 

 as a native of the South 

 Atlantic, and Middle 

 Southern States alone. His song is not equal 

 to that of the Indigo Bird, and he is of a more 

 retiring disposition, so that in spite of his vivid 

 colors he is a stranger to most people. 



CHIMNEY SWIFT 



Perhaps because of its fine long wings, this 

 species is often spoken of as Chimney Swallow, 



PAINTED BUNTING 



Length 5% inches 



