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BLUE-EYED YELLOW WARBLER. 
are four, or live, of a dull white, thickly sprinkled near the great 
end with specks of pale brown. They raise two broods in the 
season. This little bird, like many others, will feign lameness 
to draw you away from its nest, stretching out his neck, spread- 
ing and bending down his tail until it trails along the branch, 
and fluttering feebly along to draw you after him; sometimes 
looking back to see if you are following him, and returning back 
to repeat the same manoeuvres in order to attract your attention. 
The male is most remarkable for this practice. 
The Blue-eyed Warbler is five inches long and seven broad; 
hind head and back greenish yellow; crown, front and whole 
lower parts rich golden yellow; breast and sides streaked la- 
terally with dark red; wings and tail deep brown, except the 
edges of the former and the inner vanes of the latter, which 
are yellow; the tail is also slightly forked; legs a pale clay co- 
lour; bill and eye-lids light blue. The female is of a less bril- 
liant yellow, and the streaks of red on the breast are fewer and 
more obscure. Bufibn is mistaken in supposing No. 1, of PI. 
Enl. Plate Iviii, to be the female of this species. 
