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Bire- Lore 



Philadelphia Vireo. — May 25. Jack- 

 son Park. An uncommon migrant. Only 

 one bird noted. It was very tame, and 

 we had plenty of lime to make its identi- 

 fication certain. 



Orange-crowned Warbler. — May 15. 

 Jackson Park. A Warbler little seen here. 

 One was seen in the middle of the after- 

 noon in a small bush-like tree, where it 

 remained until dark. The orange on the 

 head was seen when the bird turned its 

 head downward. 



Prairie Warbler. — May 5. Jackson 

 Park. A rare migrant in Chicago, first 

 seen in a hard storm. On slightly later 

 dates, it was seen and heard to sing. It 

 remained until May 12. 



Kentucky Warbler. — May 16. Calu- 

 met Region. An extralimital bird here. 

 It is rarely seen during the late spring 

 and summer months. One seen, and 

 surely identified in the swampy woods. 

 It was larger and more brightly colored 

 than the Maryland Yellowthroat, which 

 it much resembles. — L. L. Mackenzie 

 and W. W. Lyon, Chicago, III. 



A HOUSE WREN'S NEST IN A MAIL- 

 BOX. THE DOOR OPENED TO SHOW 

 CONTENTS. Photographed by T. L. Hankinson, 

 Charleston, 111. 



A Prophecy from 'Punch' 



The enclosed poem, copied from 'Punch' 

 of December 23, iSyijis of interest both 

 as referring to an introduction of Knglish 



Sparrows into Canada at an early date, 

 and of the way in which they were cur- 

 rently regarded by a number of English 

 people. 



The 'Sparrow Club' alluded to in the 

 last verse is a club for the extermination 

 of vermin. Every member who does not 

 bring in a certain number of Sparrows' 

 heads, and tails of rats and mice, is 

 fined. 



The first two stanzas have been omitted, 

 as being of little interest, though neces- 

 sary for the construction of the poem. — 

 Heyward Scudder, New York City. 



Sparrows for Canada 



(A ballad for British farmers) 



[The first two stanzas are about making a scare 

 crow.] 



But no sart o' scarecrows, in Canada there, 

 They wants, anyhow little birds for to 



scare; 

 They've had English sparrers sent out at 



their call, 

 To Quebec in the fust place, and now 



Montreal. 



Ho, ho! Loramy! What fellers! My eye! 

 They've hundreds o' cock and hen sparrers 



let fly. 

 O' purpus they means 'em to nestle and 



breed, 

 Wherein not a doubt, very soon they'll 



succeed. 



What next? If so be as they'll take my 



advice. 

 They'll ha' out a cargo o' rats, mun, and 



mice. 

 Some moles we could send 'em too, case 



they've got none, 

 And wants to be under, likewise overrun. 



We'll ship 'em out plenty o' tomtits and 



chinks, 

 Supposin' their gardens too fruitful they 



thinks; 

 And, if sitch a dearth of all varmunt 



prevails. 

 In kits we'll supply 'em wi' slugs and wi' 



snails. 



