. Birds through the years . he under nest in a spruce or fir tree, several feet from thegroiuid, is usually made of twigs, moss, grass, and five or six eggs are white, speckled and bk)tchedwith brown. Black-polls range over North America eastof the Rocky Mountains, nesting from northern New l^ng-land to the latitude of Greenland, and wintering in thetropics. Ovenbird. — A Warbler that differs so widely in itshabits from all other members of the family that for a longtime it was classed withanother group is the Oven-bird. While Warblers, asa rule, are tree or bush-dwelling b
. Birds through the years . he under nest in a spruce or fir tree, several feet from thegroiuid, is usually made of twigs, moss, grass, and five or six eggs are white, speckled and bk)tchedwith brown. Black-polls range over North America eastof the Rocky Mountains, nesting from northern New l^ng-land to the latitude of Greenland, and wintering in thetropics. Ovenbird. — A Warbler that differs so widely in itshabits from all other members of the family that for a longtime it was classed withanother group is the Oven-bird. While Warblers, asa rule, are tree or bush-dwelling birds, this onespends its time on theground. It is a sedatebird, walking slowly about,searching for grubs andworms among the dead leaves until startled, when in a steady flight it movesto some low limb. In pose and flight it is so muchlike a Thrush that until recently it was classed withthat group and given the name Golden-crowned Thrush ;but after more careful study, ornithologists have placed itin the family of OVEMIIRII 122 BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR It is a common bird in leafy woods, where its peculiarsong is heard ahiiost incessantly during the nesting low, the notes increase in volume and force untilat the end they are almost explosive. Mr. i^urroughs veryaptly represents it thus : Teacher, teacher, Teacher,Teacher, TEACHER. So fitting is this representationof the song that this Warbler has become commonlyknown as the Teacher Bird. The rather shrill and pene-trating notes are audible at a long distance. The birdputs all its energy into the song, vibrating with the inten-sity of the effort. While not highly melodious, it is unique,telling of sylvan retreats and piuding brooks. The Ovenbird is slightly larger than the crown is orange, bordered by black lines ; otherwisethe upper parts are olive green tinged with brown. Theunder parts are white; sides of the throat, breast, andsides heavily marked with dark brown. The male andfemale a
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