. Bird lore . e is thus occupied her mate comes to the nest three times, at eachvisit bringing a bill full of tiny green caterpillars. Chestnut-sided Warbler—A Study 209 Be warned to keep from a Chestnut-sided Warblers nest after the youngbirds are a few days old, for .hex seem m possess an unusual nervous irritabilityand gain the fear instinct at an unusually early period. They frantical any disturbance, even when the feathers extend from their so little that the birds seem covered with minute camels hair brushes, a. a time when most nestlings have an undisturbed, dignified man


. Bird lore . e is thus occupied her mate comes to the nest three times, at eachvisit bringing a bill full of tiny green caterpillars. Chestnut-sided Warbler—A Study 209 Be warned to keep from a Chestnut-sided Warblers nest after the youngbirds are a few days old, for .hex seem m possess an unusual nervous irritabilityand gain the fear instinct at an unusually early period. They frantical any disturbance, even when the feathers extend from their so little that the birds seem covered with minute camels hair brushes, a. a time when most nestlings have an undisturbed, dignified manner because knowing nothing of tear. They leap from the nesi and even if caught and returned are likely to refuse to stay. Perhaps all Chestnut-sided Warblers do not gain the fear instinct asearly as did those oi three broods observed (instead of only one to three daysbefore flight). Hut if they do. it would seem that here natural selection has ahandle by which to keep the ranks of this species well ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK \. WESTPhotographed by V. V. Sterling, III. The Migration of Flycatchers SIXTH PAPER Compiled by Professor W. W. Cooke, Chiefly from Datain the Biological Survey With Drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Bruce Horsfall PHOEBE The Phoebe winters in the Gulf States from Florida to Texas, and, occa-sionally, north to the Potomac and Ohio valleys. Hence, no dates of springmigration are available until the northern part of the winter home is reached. SPRING MIGRATION PLACE Variety Mills, Va | New Market, Va Washington, D. C Beaver, Pa Philadelphia, Pa. (near) Renovo, Pa New Providence, N. J Englewood, N. J Ballston Spa, N. Y Paradox, N. Y Jewett City, Conn Hartford, Conn Beverly, Mass Charlotte, Vt St. Johnsbury, Vt ! Hanover, N. H Monadnock, N. H Southwestern Maine Montreal, Canada Scotch Lake, N. B Eubank, Ky | St. Louis, Mo Independence, Mo Odin, 111 Chicago, 111 Rockford, 111 Brookville, Ind Bloomington, Ind Waterloo, Ind. (near) Oberlin, O


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