NEWS FROM THE BIRDS. 



V^iroo {virco hdh). 



for a nesting 

 place. One 

 summer I 

 found a nest 

 with several 

 ittle ones in 

 it suspend- 

 ed from the 

 l)ranches of an apple tree not more than three 

 rods from a friend's house. By climbing to 

 the top of a stepladder I could peep into 

 the rocking cradle, and see the fuzzj babies 

 within. But the parents did not in the least 

 fancy my making so free with their nest. They 

 called and scolded and screamed as only vireos 

 can, and even dashed at me, snapping their 

 bills savagely in my face. The nest was 

 fastened by the rim in the fork of a limb, 



