. . a; ►J - pq c««^ t-J O 01 . C M 0) pq. BLACi! VvLite-size- WARBLERS 399 slender and wiry in all our forests, is as distinguishable asthe hum of the cicada or the shrilling of the katydid. Tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree, rapidly uttered, the monot-onous notes of equal length, beginning very softly, grad-ually increasing to the middle of the strain, and then asgradually diminishing, thus forming a fine musical swell—may convey a fair idea of the song. There is a peculiarsoft and tinkling sweetness in this melody, s

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. . a; ►J - pq c««^ t-J O 01 . C M 0) pq. BLACi! VvLite-size- WARBLERS 399 slender and wiry in all our forests, is as distinguishable asthe hum of the cicada or the shrilling of the katydid. Tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree-tree, rapidly uttered, the monot-onous notes of equal length, beginning very softly, grad-ually increasing to the middle of the strain, and then asgradually diminishing, thus forming a fine musical swell—may convey a fair idea of the song. There is a peculiarsoft and tinkling sweetness in this melody, suggestive ofthe quiet mysteries of the forest. THE BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER* Other common names of tliis beautiful warbler areOrange-throated Warbler and Hemlock Warbler. The orange-throat is only migratory in Illinois, passingthrough in spring and fall, its summer home being chiefly,if not wholly, to the northward, while it passes the winterin Central America and northern South America. It isfound in New York and in portions of Massachusetts, fre-quenting the coniferous forests and building its nes

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