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Ihem, and was repaid for my trouble by 

 the very excellent opportunity it gave 

 me to study their peculiarities. There 

 were many human attributes manifested 

 by that feathered tribe, in those few days, 

 over their privileges and fancied rights. 

 The English Sparrows seemed to hold a 

 monopol)^ over the water-pail, and it was 

 a pleasing and not uncommon sight to 

 find an unbroken circle of trim little tails 

 fringing its rim. For two days, a solitary 

 Nighthawk selfishly appropriated one of 

 the basins for his exclusive use, and the 

 Robins and Blackbirds were almost con- 

 stantly disporting themselves in the spray 

 circling from the sprinkler. The Wood- 

 pecker always kept on the outskirts. I 

 never once saw him join the rest of the 

 company. The Brown Thrashers and 

 Mockingbirds, too, were rather timid and 

 never asserted themselves aggressively. 

 Unlike the Woodpecker, however, they 

 mixed quite freely with the rest of my 



guests. I was struck, too, by the number 

 of strangers which came to this party — • 

 birds I had never seen before; and so I 

 kept a lookout for the little black-and- 

 white singer previously mentioned to 

 you, but he never appeared. One day I 

 made a note of the different varieties 

 perched within a radius of seventy-five 

 feet, and, as nearly as I can remember, 

 there were fifteen distinct varieties. 

 Among them were Robins, Thrushes, 

 Orioles, Goldfinches, Sparrows, Catbirds, 

 Kingbirds, Mockingbirds, and Blackbirds, 

 also a Woodpecker and the Nighthawk." 

 Elizabeth Schnaller. 

 Hayo, Kansas. 



Lively Juniors 



"When I read to the class your letter, 

 received previous to organization, I was 

 somewhat surprised at the hearty response 

 and enthusiasm manifested. A meeting 



THE BRUSH HILL (MASS.) BIRD-CLUB EXHIBIT 

 Natural bird-food, and apparatus for attracting birds. Arranged by Dr. Harris Kennedy. 



