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In KiikI.-uicI I laugh at the little farce 

 As I bow wlun ill-oin' ncd Maj^pic's piss; 

 S > I hi>\\ .• g lii; u' r'l a sm Iv aid a sigh 

 \v. India to the brown 'i'rec-pie, 

 Ftarinft >il lurk ni ly str ke lo-day 

 l,n\'^d oni's in Mnyl ind t ir away. 

 And >nii i:i^, ih it Iidiit ki-cp.- nic tru • 

 To wh i! i 1 I'lil \ \i 1 1 I us'd to do, 

 'Ih r ''^ a lifL- i u ilni t!ia; i. hardly fear, 

 lor \\\ \ n-^^i;;' i. " I'loibl- i. al,v;iy, n?ar." 



liui ill ■ R il i 1 i 1 Au-unri wh i s a ; , t > ni.', 

 Or the \\h;l.-.y.' ii the M m;^' i ire, 

 The mes ,.igc tlu-y brint;; li i < a in'gl ty pover, 

 Wv >;l.id Ike us ia th- Sunny hour ; 

 In the Iripj);. I ojfs be };-at f 1 an 1 gild. 

 And th • sa 1 linur^ wi'l n ver see n sj bad." 



They are e\('rywhere wi;h lis, that m:-)Senger band, 

 \\i:i: a tale ju^t f.ir th:j,e who mleritini. 



ictobcr. 1915 -M X. de FRIVILI.E 



Correspondence. 



IHl- IIKX (II- III]-; .lAl'AXKsK 1 1 A WIT \< 1 1 f.ophona p.r.onala . 



-Sir, 111 n)\ .irt;(!e on ihs sp^cie.j, v.hca appeared in " Mi d Nole^," 

 J.inuary Hj 1 5 . p ig^' 14 . ' stated " tha hsn of the Japin.'ie spicci. I 

 understand hi- ni b ;i k 0:1 ill- hi'id, in w'li h it a.grees wit 1 its relative. " 

 Tills miereiii (• 1 drew lioni Hartlett and Ciould in their boiki in which 

 cerlain as.atic b!r,U weie describe I. Km ling l.iti-r th il lie se ;ed skins 

 in the .Museum were nun h ,i!ike, and leirning also thai birds had attempted 

 1(1 nest, I .1 .( .-r.ain.'d l!i' .1 ip in ■ .:• 11 inie and wro'.e to the Tok>0 Museum, 

 and the ('ur.iUir knl'y ml irni -(I ni ■ lli.il b:itli mile and female have llii; 

 loji ol t'le lie.-id, (':r !• roml ey.'>. an I ioic-lhro.it blai k ; so ilin! ,ip- 

 p.ireiill). e\i rpt for the tut lli.it the wing pattern is li.iidl\- so distinct 

 in the lien and ae o.-dm;; In .Mis. .\ . li. .Snntli the bill of the hen re- 

 mains di.cohiured fnot clear y.-'low tnisi of the year, they .ire much alke 

 in general ai)pear.ince. The bird in i s n.itive country is called ik.irii or 

 ikaiauga. 



AI.LI.N .SlI Vi:K. 

 Forest Hill. .S.K.. Oce. 6, 1915. 



