. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . WHEN the vanguard of the Warbler host arrives in later April, thebird-man knows it is time to overhaul the daily schedule, to decHne withthanks all evening engagements, and to hie him forth in the gray of the morn-ing to welcome his winged friends. The wind is still asleep, the dew is full-bodied and lusty, and sounds of traffic have not vet begun to burden tlie is at such a time the birds confess their inmost secrets of love and sing purest praises to the grea
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . WHEN the vanguard of the Warbler host arrives in later April, thebird-man knows it is time to overhaul the daily schedule, to decHne withthanks all evening engagements, and to hie him forth in the gray of the morn-ing to welcome his winged friends. The wind is still asleep, the dew is full-bodied and lusty, and sounds of traffic have not vet begun to burden tlie is at such a time the birds confess their inmost secrets of love and sing purest praises to the great All-Father. As the signals of dawn arehoisted the chorus swells and the rising sun is greeted with a burst of vocal 142 THE MYRTLE splendor. Uponhis appearancethe winged voy^ageurs of thenigiit descend,and m i n g-1 e thei hspmgs a n d trillingswith the fulltide of song. The Myrtlesare usually thefirst of the\\arblers to ar-r i V e in thespring, as theyare the last todepart in thefall. For a weekthey are abun-dant, and theirsturdy chip be-comes easily themost familiarof W a r b 1 e rnotes. Other en-terprising War-blers not a fewa c c e pt theirpromise of safec o n d u c t, butone scrutinizesa dozen of the Myrtles to find one of another species. During the first ten days of Maythe order (if abundance is reversed, and the last dilatory matron has disap-peared or every lazy Black-poll cumes. Myrtle is a handsome fellnw, but he is too sensible to put on airs. Trees,bushes or fence-rails are alike to him, and he is not above alighting on theground to secure a fat grub. Now and then a pleasant song is heard, a dainty,silvery warble, rather light, and, one suspects, since the singer is so far fromhome, not full-voiced v
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