Berkeley in May, 



body ever in motion and his tiny heart 

 ever in good cheer. He is a sociable 

 midget, generally traveling in bands of 

 fifteen or twenty, from one live-oak to 

 another, gleaning among the leaves for 

 insects. 



But there are birds more splendid far 

 than the quiet life of domestic simplicity 

 into which we have thus far had a 

 glimpse, would lead us to suspect. Bul- 

 lock*s oriole, that gay wanderer from 

 the tropics, is sounding his loud, clear 

 song from the tree tops; the black- 

 headed grosbeak is making music to the 

 best of his ability in the orchard and 

 grove, and lo ! the thrush is in the full 

 glory of his song. 



The plumage of the male oriole is, 

 in the main, black and orange with con- 

 spicuous bars of white on the wing. 

 The back, top of head and throat- patch 

 are black, leaving the rest of the body 

 varying from yellow to intense orange 

 and red. He is a beautiful bird, as 

 from the top of a maple or elm he 

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