BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



every bird-lover "a most pointed pleasure." With Steven- 

 son he may say, [They] "stab my spirit broad awake." 

 Vireos and wood pewees appear in the groves; warblers 

 flit from treetop to treetop, many of them on their way to 

 northern woods. Orioles in the elms and orchards shout 

 with joy; bobolinks bubble and tinkle in the meadows; 

 indigo buntings and kingbirds greet us from roadsides, 

 and Maryland yellow-throats from thickets. Goldfinches 

 hold their May festival, and choose their mates as they 

 sing with joyous abandon. The earth is fresh and beauti- 

 ful, with promise of a glad fulfillment near at hand. 



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