The Birds' Calendar 



Pheasant Family (o). 

 Peacock.* 



Grouse Family (25). 



Virginia Partridge (Bob- 

 white). 



Snipe Family (43). 



Solitary Sandpiper, 

 Spotted Sandpiper. 



Heron Fatnily (13). 

 Black-crowned Night Her- 

 on. 

 Green Heron. 



DiicJz Family (58). 

 Mute Swan.* 

 Black Swan.* 

 Canada Goose. 



Gull Family (46). 

 Herring Gull. 



— with an unexplored remainder of three spe- 

 cies which could not be determined. 



It is with a feeling of mortification that I 

 record the fact that another's eyes were more 

 fortunate than mine in finding that vara avis, 

 the Cape May warbler (^Dendroica tigrind) , and 

 also the more common '' worm -eating war- 

 bler." But my chagrin is somewhat alleviated 

 by the circumstance that my friend missed see- 

 ing my purple finches, crossbills, and mocking- 

 bird. Forgive me this unholy satisfaction ! 



In these closing hours of the old year the 

 tide is out, and the sky is cold and dark. But 



"^ Indigenous in the Old World. 

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