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A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS 
notable feature, — very beautiful legs, as white and delicate 
as if they had always worn silk stockings and satin slippers. 
High Tree Warblers have dark brown or black legs and more 
brilliant plumage, but less musical ability.” 
OVENBIRD 
See him as he struts around ! 
Who could be more dignified? 
Perhaps it is his golden crown 
That lends that air of foolish pride. 
With olive back and spotted breast. 
He thinks he’s cousin to the Thrush ! 
Well, I’ll tell you, but don’t tell him, 
He’s but a little warbler ! Hush ! 
— Faith C. Lee in Bird-Lore 
Maryland Yellow-throat: Geothlypis trichas. S. R. 
Length: 5-5.50 inches. 
Male: Above grayish olive on head, clearing to bright olive on rump. 
Under parts, under wing and tail coverts, beautiful yellow, 
grading to white in middle of belly. Forehead and sides of head 
masked with black, separated by ash-white line from crown. 
Black bill; flesh-colored feet. 
Female: Smaller, and colors less distinct; mask wanting, as it is also 
in the young. 
Song : “Follow me, follow me, follow me!’’ 
Season: From May to September. Common summer resident. 
Breeds: From Georgia northward. 
Nest: Large and deep, sometimes partly roofed over; made of broad 
grasses, either on ground or in bushy tangles. 
Eggs: 4-6, white, sparsely sprinkled with brown. 
Range: Eastern United States, mainly east of the Alleghanies, north 
to Ontario and Nova Scotia; in winter, South Atlantic and Gulf 
states and the West Indies. 
Next to the Yellow-Wood Warbler, this Ground Warbler 
is the best known and merriest of the entire clan, and easily 
identified by his mask, yellow throat, and distinctive song. 
THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT 
While May bedecks the naked trees 
With tassels and embroideries, 
And many blue-eyed violets beam 
Along the edges of the stream, 
I hear a voice that seems to say, 
Now near at hand, now far away, 
“ Witchery-witchery-witchery ! ” 
