rilK HIi:i)-I.Il"K ol'' A VKAIJ. 



:u 



MUiKAXTS AKKININ*. lli'iM llli; NdIMII. 



Plate 



V... 



Orlnhrr J fn Jn. 



:5. I ..* 



:». I'ii.tail.* 



:.. M.illanl.* 



•"). ( aiiada (iooso.* 

 r.n.ii/.o.l (Jrackl.'.* 

 i:iisty r,lac-kl)inl.* 

 AnK'ricaii Pipit. 

 75. Hermit Tliru>h. 



Oct < tin- r H> to 2(1. 

 IT. I'ox Sparrow.* 



Orlolnr JD It, 31. 

 :;i. IImiimmI L.-irk.f 



IMiH- Kiiiclif 

 4!». 'Vvvv Sj.arrow.f 

 51). Siiowllakcf 

 50. K.'dpcll.f 

 5«. Noi'thrni Shrike. f 



It is an intorostini:' fact tliat the l;ist niiii'i'ants to 

 loave in tlic fall ai'c the liist to arrive in the spring. 



The bird-life of .NovenilxM*, wlicn tiie fall niigi-a- 

 tion is practically concluded, closely resembles, there- 

 fore, that of ^Iai"cli, wlicii the spriiii:' niiiii-ation is 

 inaun-ui-atcd. 



The I'eason foi- this siiiiilai'it \' is to be found in 

 the fact that both months fin-nish bii-ds with esscMi- 

 tially the same kind of food. Thus t lie Loon, ( ii'ebes. 

 Duck's, (Jee.se, and K iiii:li>liei' i-eiiiain until \o\'em- 



I)er ol' (•;il ly heceinher, wlielltlie fonililli^' of ice (h'- 

 prives them of food and foi'ces them to seek opi'U 

 water. AN'oodcock and Snij)e linger until tliev can 

 no longer prohe the frost -hardened earth: hut the 

 thaws of .Mai-cli will hi-ing all these bii*ds back to us 

 b\' rest(jrin«:- their food. 



* 'rian>i(iit \'i-ilaiil passiiii,' furllicr south, 

 f Winter Vi^ituiil. 



