256 BLUE-BIRD. 



His colours are a bright azure blue on 

 the back and wings, the primaries of which, 

 with his tail, are black, and his breast is a 

 rich ruddy chestnut hue. His abdomen 

 and vent are a clear snowy-white. The 

 female, who is valueless, is paler and greyer 

 in hue, with the breast of a dusky olivace- 

 ous tint. 



We cannot refrain from giving to our 

 readers, the beautiful lines to this bird 

 by our accomplished townsman, David 

 Paul Brown, Esq. A gentleman, who, 

 whether at the bar, of which he is one of 

 the most distinguished ornaments, or in 

 the higher walks of literature, is celebrated 

 for the surpassing powers of eloquence, 

 and the high tone of moral feeling which 

 pervades his writings. 



THE BLUE-BIRD. 



0, do you hear the Blue-bird, 



The herald of the spring 

 How cheerily he tunes his pipe, 



How blithely plumes his wing! 



