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Warblers

The name of this bird is misleading to the novice, as the blue of the wing is dull and inconspienous, and not blue at all in the sense in which this colour distinction is applied to the Bluebird and Jay. It is well to remember the fact that only two or three of our New England birds are «true blue," and that the term, when applied to the Warblers especially, simply means either a bluish gray, or slate, which seems barely different from plain gray at a short distance.

These Warblers are not a bird of gardens and open places, preferring well-brushed woods, but come frequently into the orchard in the blossoming time, and search the trees care. fully for insects, as they feed almost wholly upon spiders, larva, and beetles, such as are found in bark, bud, or flower.

They are very beautiful birds, with brilliant plumage, and dainty little tricks and manners, and are usually seen consorting in pairs.