Finder window header transparency

I finally bit the bullet and came over to Mavericks from Snow Leopard. I searched for an answer, but couldn't find it. When the contents of the folder is more than can be displayed in one window, one or two files are under the tranparent headers. They cannot be selected by clicking - instead the sorting of the header item is toggled.
This transparency of the finder window headers is bothersome. Is there a way to eliminate it?
TIA...

The Finders toolbar can not only hold Finder tools, but links to applications and documents. Quite handy for items you use all the time.
You can remove it by using the customize finder options
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/customfindertb.htm
And how to add applications... when you really mean to:
http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/findertoolbar1.htm
Tom
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