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THE BLUEBIRD. 



Ing calls. K she did not come he would perch above 

 the nest and sound his loudest notes over and over 

 again, looking in the direction of his mate and beck- 

 oning with every motion. But she responded less 

 and less frequently. Some days I would see him 

 only, but finally he gave it up ; the pair disappeared, 

 suid the box remained deserted the rest of the sum- 

 mer. 



