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Phoebe; but the best dis- 

 tinctive character is its high 

 pitched whistle pee ^^^* 



"Like beggared princes of the 



wood. 

 In silver rags the birches 



stood; 

 The hemlocks, lordly counsel- 



loi-s, 

 Were dumb; the sturdy servi- 

 tors, 

 In beechen jackets patched and 



gray, ^ 

 Seemed waitmg spellbound all 



the day 

 That low, entrancing note to 



hear, — 

 ' Pe-wee ! pe-wee ! peer ! ' " 

 — John Townsend Trowbridge 



Baltimore Oriole 



Size. — Larger than an 

 Enghsh sparrow; smaller 

 than a robin. 



General color. — Orange 

 and black. 



Distinctive features. — The size 

 this bird. 



Fig. 8. — Baliimore Oriole 



i'lG. 7. — Wood Pewee 

 and general color will distinguish 



"How falls it, oriole, thou hast come 



to fly- 

 In tropic splendor through our Northern 



sky? 



At some glad moment was it nature's 



choice 

 To dower a scrap of sunset with a 



voice? " 



— Edgar Fawcelt 



Barn Swallow 



Size. — About the size of an Eng- 

 lish sparrow, but much more slender. 



General color. — Above steel blue; 

 below brownish orange. 



Distinctive features. — The long 

 pointed wings, deeply forked tail, 

 and orange underpants will distin- 

 guish it. 



