. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . the bird-man nor to disturb his treasures. Dense shade, open clearing, crowdedsaplings, scattering bush-clumps, dry land and swampy—all are to Ije foundwithin the limits ofthat precious bun--dred acres, and allmake separate con-tribution of interestto the eyes and earsof the would seem thatthe force of somevenerable traditionimpels each avianwanderer, each rarerbird of passage, topause and rest, orworship, in this an-cient sluiue. Tospeak of warblersalone, it was
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . the bird-man nor to disturb his treasures. Dense shade, open clearing, crowdedsaplings, scattering bush-clumps, dry land and swampy—all are to Ije foundwithin the limits ofthat precious bun--dred acres, and allmake separate con-tribution of interestto the eyes and earsof the would seem thatthe force of somevenerable traditionimpels each avianwanderer, each rarerbird of passage, topause and rest, orworship, in this an-cient sluiue. Tospeak of warblersalone, it was herethat we first sawGi>lden - winged,Brewster, Hooded,and a score of lesserlights. Here Strongsaw the Connecticut,and Jones the Prai-r i e and only last sea-son a K e n t u c k yturned u]) a hundredmiles be\ond his cus-tomary range. Insliort all l)ul five ofthe forty species ofWarblers credited toOhio ha\-e rejinrtedin these allied bits of woodland. liut of all the spots in this avian paradise the choicest is Warbler cor-ner, and of all the birds which crowd to the edge of the wood to mark. •THREE KINGLY OAKS. 156 THE BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. l]ie rising sun the brightest is Prometlieus. the torch-bearer. Like a beaconhght his glowing breast sends a quick answering flasli to tlie first greetingof the eastern majest}-, and drunk with joy, the tiny spark moves off toset the woods on lire. When his back is turned you lose him in the uppergreen, but once around and flash! flash! come swift messages of beauty fromthis divinely fashioned heliograph. It is enough! You know him now. For the rest the BlackburnianWarliler hops about, and flits, and snatches bugs like other birds. Like
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