CEA Pia | 2a I, 
SOUTHERN FLIGHT SOUTH OF THE FROST LINE. 
As the kind and gentle hand of Time falls lightly 
upon the aged head of some member of our family, so 
falls the hoary touch of winter upon our fair and 
lovely South. No,wonder birds fly southward to 
sunny skies, where love and passion dwell, waxy 
japonicas are scattered in profussion, and realms of 
oleanders, roses and flowers of every hue relieve the 
somber cypress shades; where the air is filled with the 
odor of pine, honey-suckle and the large white flower 
of the bay; leaving the chill, dreary, flowerless North 
to others of sterner mold. 
The migratory flights, after passing the frost line, 
gradually assume a radical change; they merge into 
the local flights which have preceded them. All as- 
sume a full plumage, scatter and drift in all directions 
to well-known grounds and resorts. But, notwith- 
standing they are out of the ice and frost, they obey 
the common law which impels migratory birds— 
tempered somewhat by the openness of the weather— 
and proceed to the southern coast line, staying awhile 
in the Gulf States, the islands in the Caribbean Sea, 
Central America and the northern half of South 
America. 
After a short interval they commence to work back 
again, in flights as before, being influenced by early or 
late spring existing in the North, but all gradually ap- 
proaching the frost line. Thus we have “Ducks com- 
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