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Title: The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Lattin, Frank H
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Albion, N.Y. : Frank H. Lattin
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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e hatching and scattering in mil-lions over all of the young growth. The food of the warblers is infinitismaland sometimes almost microscopic insects which are found on buds on theyounger leaves of the trees, varied with occasional ground loving insects whichare eaten by the ground warblers. The amount of good this family of birdsdoes in the protection of the forests is beyond calculation and they should berigidly protected. With this issue we present a number of articles upon some of the rarer mem-bers of this highly interesting family. 54 THE OOLOGIST O-V C=\^ ^O Swainsons Warbler. (Helinaia Swainsonii) By Troup D. Perry, Savannah, Ga. .. Amongst the dark and dismal swamps that dot our beautiful South- new characteristics of this species-has come under my observation, whichsheds new light on its breeding. Comewith me some morning in May, andwe will go to its breeding ground ,andthere you will find such bird life as land you will find the Summer home would make glad the hearts of any
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Plate No. 38—Nest and Eggs of Swai nsons Warbler in Palmetto Palm. Photo by Troup D. Perry. of this rare and interesting warbler.While not handsome, he has manystriking features to give him a placeamongst the birds of our Sunny South.I first discovered the eggs of this spe-cie in 1885 but since that time many true lover of nature. Upon enteringthe swami), keep still for a few mo-ments and you will soon hear a lowsweet song, ventriloquail, to a cer-tain extent but so closely resemblingthat of the Hooded Warbler that it is THE OOLOGIST 55 almost impossible to tell which iswhich, (how often have I listened to itstanding entranced with every nervestrained and keeping on watch to seethe bird when lo the male Hoodedwould fly up on some nearby tree andbreak the spell.) The song is so pene-trating that you cant tell where itcomes from. You may think it is over-head when it is feeding on the ground(where most of its feeding it done) in bird) the White-eyed Vireo, MarylandYellow-throat and th

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