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to assure him of the fact. [To the note thus sent 

 Mr. F. 0. Morris wrote in answer : ' There is no 

 doubt from your accurate description that your 

 birds are the nuthatch, and I will enter the place 

 in my interleaved copy for any future edition, and 

 will mention your name in connection with it.' 

 Editor.] They seem to me very numerous ; but, 

 then, so are high trees, and no one looking from 

 this window would think we were near the sea. 

 I have heard of a lady here who had six nuthatches 

 that visited and fed at her window. I had two of 

 them, and two robins, a blue tit, and a cole tit, 

 all at my plate together yesterday. I wish Mr. 

 Morris could have seen them ! They do not 

 always endure each other's company so peacefully, 

 but I was there to see fair play, and they knew I 

 should do so. 



My robin pair come together now, and carry 

 off, instead of eating, neat little bits of bacon care- 

 fully chosen. They dart round the corner into 

 the orchard, where I conclude sitting is over, and 

 several young throats are gaping for food. 



April 24, 1885. 



When one sees a small bird chasing a large 

 one, as one often does, I think we may safely con- 

 clude that the larger bird has stolen an egg or 

 something from the small one (unless it is a hawk, 



