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ised to take him up to Orcliard Farm to see the birds 

 in the Doctor's wonder room, as soon as haying should 

 be over. To the chiklren's astonishment they found 

 it was half -past six o'clock ; they had been at the farm 

 an hour and a half, and could not stop again until they 

 reached the wood lane Avhere their uncle had promised 

 to look for the Pewee's nest. 



'' Stay here, little people, and ask all the questions 

 you like of Olive," said the Doctor, when they had 

 reached the lane ; '' for I shall be able to find the 

 nest more easily if you do not frighten the birds by 

 talking." 



'' Pewee, pewee, pe-e-er ! " cried a little voice. 



" There he is, crying ' peek-a-boo ' again," said Dodo. 

 " Please, Olive, won't you tell us the table for the Chim- 

 ney Swift now ? " 



" Certainly ; and there is plenty of light yet if you 

 wish to write it down." 



The Chimney Swift 



Length five and a half inches. 



Sooty brown. Sharply pointed tail-feathers. 



A Summer Citizen of eastern North America from Florida to 

 the Fur Countries. 



An excellent neighbor — a friend of the farmer and his cattle. 

 An officer in the guild of Sky Sweepers, who shoots through the 

 air in the shape of a bow and arrow. 



'^ Come softly," said the Doctor, returning to the 

 roadside ; " I have found the Pewee's nest ; it is quite 

 new, and has no eggs in it as yet. This way — up 

 iilong this ledge of rocks, and you can almost look into 

 it." 



