. Birds in literature . coal against the dark background,seeming almost too briUiant for the severe northern climate,is the scarlet tanager. I almost fear he will kindle thedry limb on which he aUghts. Burroughs. Wake Robin.^ Seen against the leafy background, light seems to radiatefrom his glowing feathers. Chapman. Bird Life.*^ We are first guided to him by his call and song. Theyare peculiar and both have a rare woods flavor. Thecall is a rapidly uttered chip-chirr. The song is a loud,cheery, rh3rthmical carol, suggesting the song of the robin. Florence. A. Merriam. Chapmans Handbook of Bir
. Birds in literature . coal against the dark background,seeming almost too briUiant for the severe northern climate,is the scarlet tanager. I almost fear he will kindle thedry limb on which he aUghts. Burroughs. Wake Robin.^ Seen against the leafy background, light seems to radiatefrom his glowing feathers. Chapman. Bird Life.*^ We are first guided to him by his call and song. Theyare peculiar and both have a rare woods flavor. Thecall is a rapidly uttered chip-chirr. The song is a loud,cheery, rh3rthmical carol, suggesting the song of the robin. Florence. A. Merriam. Chapmans Handbook of Birds.^^ Mounting to the topmost branch, often of a deaderpartially dead tree, he sings, Look-up, way-up, look-at-me, tree-top. Chapman. Bird Life.^^ The redbird spread his sable wing. And showed his side of flame. Emerson. THRASHER, BROWN. BROWN THRUSH He may be recognized at a considerable distance, fromhis habit of flirting his tail while perched, much afterthe fashion of the catbird. And if one gets a nearer view, 152. Thrasher, Brown. Brown Thrush he may be distinguished from all other thrush-like birdsby the two white wing-bars and the extraordinarily longtail. M. A. WiLLCOx. Common Land Birds of New England.^ He is an active, suspicious bird, who does not like tobe watched, and expresses his annoyance with an unpleasantkissing note or sharply whistled wheeu. Chapman. Handbook of Birds.^^ Hjs song is a sort of recitative, often resembling spokenwords rather than musical notes, many of which are shortand guttural. . An ingenious shoemaker gave me the following words: Look up, look up,—Gloryto God, glory to God,—Hallelujah, Amen, Videlicet. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^^ While you are planting the seed, he cries, Drop it,drop, it,—cover it up, cover it up,—pull it up, pull it uppull it up. Thoeeau. When he sings he takes the very top of a tree, althoughusually it is not a tall one. There he stands by the half-hour together, head up and tail down, pouring out a floodof
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