A BRILLIANT PAIR 



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THE LOUISIANA TAXAGER 



'' Isn't this the one I saw in your glass 

 case, Doctor?" asked Rap with great 

 eagerness ; " I mean that one 

 like a Scarlet Tanager, 

 but not so red, more ^^^KF 

 of a rose-pink all ^^F 

 over, wings and tail 



Louisiana Tanager. 



too." 



"- No," said 

 Doctor pleasani 

 " That is a Summc 

 Tanager — the 

 only one I 

 ever saw in 

 this neigh- 

 borhood. It 

 is so rare 



here that I shot it to make sure there was no mistake, 

 and you probably never saw one alive, for the Summer 

 Tanager is a tender bird, who seldom strays so far 

 north as this. But see — what do you think of this — 

 isn't it a beauty ? " 



So saying, the Doctor took out of his pocket a bird- 

 skin he had provided for the occasion, and the children 

 could not restrain their glee at the sight. 



" Oh ! oh ! " exclaimed Dodo, clapping her hands as 

 she always did when excited; "it's all gold and ruby 

 and jet. Where did you get it. Uncle Roy ? " 



" A friend of mine sent it to me from Oregon," 

 answered the Doctor ; " he thought I would like to have 



