The Audubon Societies 245 



Now I'll call to the birds of the air, 

 They may e'en now be lingering near. 



Come here, come here, comrades coy. 

 From hill and swamp and heather; 

 Make joy, make joy together! 

 Slant wing and sleek feather, 

 Tawny beak and scarlet vest, 

 Bulging bill and cocking crest. 



Hither! 

 Tumble out of nest, 

 Topple out of windy weather 



Here, hola! 

 Up from dew-grass, down from aerie, 

 With preenings quaint, 

 Purple dyes and crimson paint, 

 Here, hola in merry state! 



Ornis, Ornis, 



Summons you to dedicate 



Here a new bird-bath! 



The birds come running in zigzag paths, with stops and starts all converging round the 

 bath, and with a continual chorus of bird-calls: 



Cardinal Good-cheer! Scissor-tail Ka-quee! 



Dove Coo! Coo! Kingfisher A crackle 



Killdeer Killdeel Meadowlark Whistling boy 



Field Sparrow Cher-wee, dee-e-e Red-headed Woodpecker . If! if! 



Summer Tanager Chip! Chip! Crackle Throaty noise 



Orchard Oriole Hit-e-e- Blue Jay Jay! jay! 



Cedar Waxwing A whistle Vermilion Flycatcher . . Long whistle 



Bluebird Soft whistle Indigo Bunting Short whistle 



Tufted Titmouse Pete! pete! Hummingbird Noise with wings 



Scarlet Tanager Chip! chip! Wren Whee-ndelb 



Quail Bob-white Robin Cheerily, cheerup 



Yellow Warbler Witch-e~wec-o Mocking Bird A whistling boy 



While Ornis pours water from her pitcher into the bath, the Birds dance and sing, now 

 and then sprinkling water on each other with their fingers: 



Veery, veery! vireo! 



Cedar waxwing! warbler wary! 



Ori-ori-oriole! 



Here is sanctuary! 



Jack daw rath, 



Scissor-tail-twitcher 



Drink's in the pitcher 



Dip in the bath 



Dew's in the bath 



Rain's in the pitcher 



Dawn's the greenwood eerie; 



