226 IN BIRD LANL. 
XVII. 
BROWSINGS IN OTHER FIELDS. 
~~ VEN the most home-loving body may sometimes 
_s gain refreshment, and at the same time have 
his mental vision broadened, by a jaunt to another 
neighborhood ; and if he has a hobby, he may 
beguile the days in riding it, and thus evade, for a 
time at least, that most harrowing of all maladies, 
homesickness. Well, to make a long story short, 
and a dull one a little brighter, let me say at once 
that I have, more or less recently, made several 
visits to various points of interest, and everywhere 
have found delightful comradeship with the birds. 
First, I shall speak of a trip to Montreal, that gem 
city on the St. Lawrence, beautiful for situation as 
well as for other-attractive features. 
South of the city a mountain rears its green, 
symmetrical mass. ‘True, it is not very lofty as 
mountains go ; but standing there alone in the midst 
of a far stretching plain, it seems really majestic, 
especially to one unused to great altitudes. Itis a 
favorite pleasure-resort for residents and visitors, 
having been converted into a beautiful park, with 
winding paths and driveways, many shady nooks, 
with comfortable benches to lounge on, and a tower 
