OBSERVATIONS OF BIRDS AND CATERPILLARS 



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A P.TRD HOME AND BATHING AND DRINKING ACCOMMODATION. 



has, and the starlings which in a year 

 or two will be as common. 



If one is at all interested in the 

 things that fly and crawl in the great 

 out-of-door, it is remarkable how many 

 may be seen in one's own yard. Last 

 year we had several pairs of robins, 

 a pair of wrens, a pair of catbirds and 

 several pairs of song sparrows. These 

 in addition to the English sparrows 

 and starlings, made the place pretty 

 lively all through the summer and the 

 early fall. 



The only special accommodation that 

 1 make for my little friends is to put 

 two earthen dishes on a fence post and 

 keep them full of water. The birds 

 take a bath and then take a drink ; this 

 is somewhat contrary to the sanitary 

 rules, but it seems to suit them. 



There is no end to the bugs, worms 

 caterpillars and all sorts of things to 

 be found on the place. Here is a com- 



mon tomato worm that has had a 

 visit from a little fly. A result of the 

 visit is that the worm bears about 

 many cocoons in which are pupae. 

 These cocoons, after a time, open on 

 the outer end and the little fly that 

 has been hatched within walks out, 

 stretches himself, rubs his wings 

 against each other and flys away, hav- 

 ing no further use for the worm, which 

 lives but a short time after the last fly 

 has gone. If you happen to see one of 

 these infested worms, examine the 

 cocoons with a magnifying glass from 

 time to time and you may be able to 

 determine the method by which they 

 open. 



A. R. Coleman. 



In the forest's depth are more than trees, 

 On the hilltop much heside the breeze ; 

 At the shore we look beyond the seas ; 

 It is what we bring, we find in these. 



— Emma Peirce. 



"A common tomato worm that has had a visit from a LITTLE FLY." 



