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AMERICAN ORNITÜOLOOY. 



heard every day. The "Maryland" Yellow-throat is an early bird, be- 

 ginning its matins at four o'clock or earlier. 



The Bobolink, called by the unpoetical name "army-worm bird," by 

 the farmers here, comes in May when the blackberries are in blossem, 

 and only tarries with us two or three days, on its way northward. 



Drawing by Sadie F. Price. 

 BOBOLINK. 



A few Robins stay with us all wint6r, are usually plentiful by Feb- 

 ruary llth and in numbers by the Istof March, their call of "cheerily- 

 cheerily, cheer up, cheer up" filling the air. That little perpetual 

 motion the Bewicks Wren is common by the 6th of March, while Mea- 

 dowlarks and Bluebirds are usually building at that time. Between 

 April Ist and 18th the Chimney Swift, Baltimore Oriole and Scarlet 

 Tanager make their appearance, while the Song Sparrow arrives early 

 in March, only staying a few days with us. 



The common Martin leaves for the south as early as the middle of 

 August. The old custom of putting up Martin boxes is one that ought 

 to be revived. There is one old-time darkey near who follows the cus- 



