. Birds in literature . arsh, brassy character of the latter, beingvery delicate and tender. Burroughs. Wake Robin.^ WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN In ones experience of warbler life, perhaps he toucheshigh-water mark when he sees for the first time a perfectspecimen of the Blackburnian warbler. To avoid theappearance of exaggeration I must refrain from adequatelyexpressing the surprise and amazement elicited by thisglowing coal of fire. ... It might properly be namedthe conflagration warbler. Parkhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ The orange-throated warbler would seem to be his right name, his characterist
. Birds in literature . arsh, brassy character of the latter, beingvery delicate and tender. Burroughs. Wake Robin.^ WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN In ones experience of warbler life, perhaps he toucheshigh-water mark when he sees for the first time a perfectspecimen of the Blackburnian warbler. To avoid theappearance of exaggeration I must refrain from adequatelyexpressing the surprise and amazement elicited by thisglowing coal of fire. ... It might properly be namedthe conflagration warbler. Parkhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ The orange-throated warbler would seem to be his right name, his characteristic cognomen The burn seems appropriate enough, for in these dark ever-greens his throat and breast show like flame. Burroughs. Wake Robin.^ The redstarts name of candelita might well be appliedto the Blackburnian, for it is not only one of the mostbeautiful of the little warbler butterflies, but its flamingorange-red throat might easily suggest a torch in theforest. Florence A. Merriam. Birds of Village and ^ 168. WARBLER, BLACK-POLL The black-poll at first glance suggests the black andwhite creeper; but instead of a striped head, has a blackcap. It is said to be one of the most beneficial of warblers,fairly gorging itself on canker worms. Florence A. Merriam. Birds of Village and Field.^ A dainty little fellow, . . he is almost hidden bythe dense foliage on the trees by the time he returns tous at the very end of spring. ... A faint screep,screep Uke the noise made by striking two pebblestogether, is often the only indication of the black-pollspresence. Neltje Blanchan. Bird Neighbors.^^ The song of the black-poll is weak, as if he had sucha cold as to be almost inaudible. Parkhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ It resembles the syllables, tsi-tsi-tsi-tsi-tsi, repeated ina nearly unvarying tone. MiNOT. Land and Game Birds.^^ WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE For a restful effect in pure white, blue and black, nothingcould be finer than the black-throated blue, as chasteand elegant
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