Merula mlp;ratoria . 



who sees an apparent rival in the reflection in the glass and at- 

 tacks hin, while another theory is that the male or female bird is 

 t app ing f o r a lost raa t e . 



LIT. Alex Hayes tells the story of a yellow-throated bird (prob- 

 ably the Yellovz-throated Vireo ) tapping on his window in 1896. 



Mrs. Edward Burnett also tells of a little jrellov/ bird (prob- 

 ably a Yellow Warbler ) doing the saiue thing. 



