4 V.ILD LIFE IN CHI.NA. 



falcons, and other winged robbers are naturally there under 

 such circumstances. 



But what the China coast loses to the north it makes 

 up from the south. Cuckoos are coming to us also, and 

 before long the double cry of the variety which remains here 

 for the early summer will be heard by night as well as by 

 day. Numerous warblers are on the way and, though not 

 special!}' noted for song, are an addition to the melody of 

 our country rambles. The Chinese house-holder will be 

 delighted with the return of his own particular family pet, a 

 swallow, or martin; the egrets will soon have arrived, and 

 later on others to which reference must be made in due 

 course. There is an unceasing movement the whole year 

 through. It is Nature's drama set in ever-changing scenery 

 and with ever-varying music to delight mankind. 



'Oi'^? -V3 '^'^^ 



