. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE HOODED WARBLER. you hear him you decide that Nature, in a fit of humor, intended him for a feathered clown; but when you see him, and observe his serious air. his intent gaze, and his nervous movements, you conclude that, after all, he is not in fun, but that with him "life is real, life is ; He is either whistling to keep his courage up, or else his agi- tation is so great that he must give expression to it. One of his quaintest per- formances
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE HOODED WARBLER. you hear him you decide that Nature, in a fit of humor, intended him for a feathered clown; but when you see him, and observe his serious air. his intent gaze, and his nervous movements, you conclude that, after all, he is not in fun, but that with him "life is real, life is ; He is either whistling to keep his courage up, or else his agi- tation is so great that he must give expression to it. One of his quaintest per- formances is to dart out into the air with a loud cry, hold his flapping wings far above him, and let his body and legs dan- gle loosely while he swings down again into the tangle- wood. The nests of the Chats are bulky affairs, and are built in the bushes. A few strands of grapevine were woven into almost every nest I have ever found, and I have discovered scores of them not only in Ohio, but also in many other States. ORTH SCOLDING ABOUT. LEANDER S. No. 85. HOODED WARBLER. A. O. U. No. 084. Wilsonia mitrata (Gmel.). Description.—Adult male: A golden mask, including forehead and cheeks, superimposed on a black hood, which covers the head and neck all around and reaches the fore-breast; back, etc. bright olive-green ; wines and tail fuscous with olive-green edgings; the two outer pairs of tail feathers white on the inner webs for exposed length; remaining: under parts, including lining of wing, bright yellow, abruptly contrasting with the black of hood; bill and rictal bristles black; feet pale. Adult female: Black hood much less distinct or wanting,—showing only traces of black on nape, etc. ; outlines of golden mask sometimes indistinguish- able below, partially veiled by olive-green skirtings above: under parts impure yellow. Immature male: Like adult male, hut the black feathers of hood with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
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