§ix'h 



OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



Birds have always been objects of interest to 

 mankind. Our poetry is filled with references to 

 them. 



They have been used to express the higher 

 spiritual aspirations: "Oh! that I had wings like 

 a dove, then would I fly away and be at rest." 



In the freedom of their woodland homes they 

 are the types of happiness. 



" Emblem of happiness, 

 Blest is thy dwelling place. 

 Oh ! to abide in the desert with thee. " 



In their elegance of form and brilliancy of 

 coloring they are the soul of beauty. Montgomery 

 has it : 



