. Bird lore . endorf, I noticed a number ofGolden-winged Warblers. After watchingthese and other species of Warblers, Idiscovered a bird with yellow crown andwing bars, black line through the eye andunderparts uniformly light, without theblack throat patch of the I saw another similar one, althoughthis may have been the same one observedbefore. On looking up the descriptionafter my return home, I found that it wasBrewsters Warbler, but noticed that this 304 Bird - Lore was said to range only as far west asMichigan. The illustration in the War-blers of North America is ident
. Bird lore . endorf, I noticed a number ofGolden-winged Warblers. After watchingthese and other species of Warblers, Idiscovered a bird with yellow crown andwing bars, black line through the eye andunderparts uniformly light, without theblack throat patch of the I saw another similar one, althoughthis may have been the same one observedbefore. On looking up the descriptionafter my return home, I found that it wasBrewsters Warbler, but noticed that this 304 Bird - Lore was said to range only as far west asMichigan. The illustration in the War-blers of North America is identical withmy observation of this bird.—Hugo , Bettendorf, Iowa. Hummingbird Photography The accompanying photographs of aRuby-throat feeding at a wild bergamotgive an approximately accurate idea of thespeed of the birds wing-beat. The firstpicture was taken with an exposure of1/750 of a second. In it the beat wasfaster than the shutter and the outline ofthe wing is blurred. In the other photo- ■~^. HUMMINGBIRD PHOTOGRAPHED IN 1-750 OF A SECOND Photographed by H. H. Beck and V. E. Dippell graph the shutter, at i/iooo of a second,is obviously quicker than the beat, forthe wing is perfectly clear in outline. The photographs were taken at , Pa.—Herbert H. Beck andVictor E. Dippell, Lancaster, Pa. Interlopers There is a porch on the front of my house,which, in warm spring and summerweather, I always enjoyed. There I tookmy work, sewing or writing as the casemight be, and spent many profitable and healthful hours. This year all is place has been usurped and I am afraidto go near my favorite seat for fear ofbeing insulted or scolded. These usurpersare a pair of Phoebes which have built theirnest directly over the front door, andthey fully believe that the surroundingproperty belongs to them and to themalone. Each time that I come to thedoor, they perch on a beam and usethe strongest kind of language. If thatdoes not succeed in driving me away,they ma
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