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APRIL BIRDS (Concluded). 



Worcester, April 30, 1887. 

 Dear Mr. Editor, — All day Thurs- 

 day there had been a warm April rain, 

 and yesterday morning it cleared up warm 

 and clear, with hardly a breath of air to 

 stir the half-unfolded leaves which glis- 

 tened in the bright sunlight. All the con- 

 ditions were favorable to bird-music, and 

 I felt sure that a short walk into the 

 country would not be unrewarded. Most 

 of our birds, as is well known, sing more 

 freely in the early morning and evening 

 twilight, but more especially in the morn- 

 ing, when everything is fresh and green, 

 and the whole face of nature seems to 



