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seemed as if the bird kingdom was transformed into Waxwings, there 

 were so many. 



Toward evening the notes of the Killdeer are heard as they fly along 

 the shore, we also spent many happy hours watching other birds. 



Naomi E. Voris, 

 Crawsfordsville, Ind. 



QUERIES. 



The Robin. 



1. What parts of the bird are black? 



2. " " " " " " spotted? 



3. " " " " " " slaty brown? 



rutus? 



5. " " " '■ " " white? 



6. What is its length in inches? 



7. How does the plumage of the female differ? 



8. What is the plumage of the nestling? 



9. In what parts of our country is it found? 

 10. What are its nesting materials? 



11 What is the color and number of its eggs? 



12 Does it walk or hop? 



13 What are some of the wild fruits it eats? 

 14. What insects does it eat? 



(See how many of these queries about this common bird you can 

 answer before looking into a book.) 



LEAF PUZZLE. 



1 

 O 2 



O o 



o o 



o o 



o o 



o o 



X X XoooooooooS 



o o 



o o 



o o 



o o 



o o 



o 4 



5 



From 1 to X a bird deriving its name from its song. 



From 2 to X a large black bird. 



From 3 to X a large sea bird. 



From 4 to X a sea fowl. 



From 5 to X a very large bird. 



The initials 1-2-3-4-5 spell the name sf a wading bird. 



James Howard Binns. 



Adena, Ohio. 



