90 , NATUKK STUDY. 



If the " pauji " gets suspicious, it immediately ceases 

 humming and that is a sure indication to the hunter that 

 the bird has seen him, or scents danger. In such a case, 

 the only thing for the sportsman to do is to remain perfect- 

 ly still. The bird may become reassured after waiting a 

 while, and again begin to call, "The corpse lies here." 

 It can then be cautiously approached and killed. 



If it is only wounded, the "pauji" usually escapes, 

 though it cannot fl}^ much better than the ordinary domes- 

 tic fowl. It is very fleet of foot, and will outrun the hun- 

 ter until it is lost in the dense undergrowth of the jungle. 



In the mating season, the male "pauji" is the most 

 pugnacious of birds, and will fight its own kind whenever 

 it meets them. Often the fight ends in the annihilation 

 of both combatants. — Toronto, Canada, Mail and Empire. 



The Song Sparrow. 



Sweetest of the early minstrels of spring, most varied and most 

 musically industrious is the song sparrow. It is to be found in the 

 city parks by those who know how and where to look for it, though 

 naturally it is an inhabitant of the fields and the open spaces of 

 woods. This is an inconsiderable bird, about the height and length 

 of the English sparrow, but slenderer and without the bullet, pug- 

 nacious John Bull head. It is brown of back, wings and head, like 

 the English sparrow, biit it is to be identified readily by the speck- 

 led breast, which has a single black spot low down in the center. 



The song sparrow is seldom seen upon trees and very rarely high 

 up. It perches generally upon the ground or upon some low bush 

 or dead tree top. When disturbed it dives instantly into low brush 

 or other thick cover, flirting its tail as it goes, and once there, sets 

 up immediately a faint cheep-cheep of alarm. It has every confi- 

 dence in its ability to hide, however, and if it thinks itself securely 

 concealed will often sing when the listener is standing within a 

 yard. For Aocal excercise the bird prefers a stump or the limb of 

 a sapling not more than ten feet from the ground. If the sun be 

 shining full upon it so much the better. On dark, damp days it is 

 almost wholly silent. 



