equaled by its rapidity of execution. 

 Except when placed in an inclosed 

 yard where there is nothing that is 

 capable of damage, "a single raven will 

 get through more mischief in one hour 

 than a posse of boys in twelve, and as 

 he always seems to imagine himself 

 engaged in the performance of some 

 extremely exemplary duty, and works 

 his wicked will as methodically as if he 

 had been regularly trained to the task, 

 and very well paid for it, he excites no 

 small amount of rage on the part of the 



aggrieved person." He readily learns 

 to speak, and retains many sounds 

 which he has once learned. 



The raven is nowhere abundant in 

 Illinois. According to Mr. Nelson, it 

 was formerly a not uncommon resident 

 in the northeastern portion of the state, 

 but now occurs only in winter and is 

 rare. It frequents the sand hills along 

 the lake shore from the last of October 

 until spring. In winter they unite in 

 small flocks and move from place to 

 place. 



WILD FLOWERS OF MAY. 



PRESIDENT MARSH, in- his re 

 port to the commissioners of 

 Forest Park, Springfield, Mass., 

 for 1899, mentions the follow 

 ing wild flowers as in bloom in the 

 park during the month of May. We 

 avoid the use of the botanical names: 



WHITE BLOOM. 



Star flower. Canada Mayflower. 

 Shepherd's purse. White violet. Sol 

 omon's seal. False Solomon's seal. 

 Bellwort. White baneberry. Wild 

 strawberry. 



YELLOW BLOOM. 



Yellow violet. Common cinquefoil. 

 Golden cup. Dandelion. Watercress. 



PINK BLOOM. 

 Twisted stalk. Wild pink. 



ORANGE AND RED BLOOM. 



Lousewort. 



BLUE AND PURPLE BLOOM. 



Blue violet. Forget-me-not. Wild 

 geranium. Ground ivy. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Jack-in-the-pulpit. Wild ginger. 

 Wild pink azalea. Japanese hybrids. 

 American rosemary. Parkman's crab. 



Flowering apple. Thunberg's bar 

 berry. Ashberry. Japan ashberry. 

 Bayberry. Leatherleaf. American 

 Judas tree. Golden chain. Japan 

 weeping cherry. Siebold's double red 

 flowering cherry. Weeping wild cherry. 

 Choke cherry. Wild plum. Sweet 

 fern. Flowering dogwood Red flower 

 ing dogwood. Weeping dogwood. Red 

 osier dogwood. Siberian red osier. 

 Sheep berry. Cranberry tree. Naked 

 viburnum. English wayfarer's tree. 

 Common snowball. White thorn. Pear- 

 leaved thorn. English hawthorn. Japan 

 quince. Chinese lilac. Flowering 

 peach. Buffalo berry. Wild rose. 

 Sweet brier rose. Weeping willow. 

 Bridal wreath. Tree peony. Flower 

 ing almond. Shrub yellow root. Wild 

 red raspberry. Thimble berry, or black 

 raspberry. Huckleberry. Blueberry. 

 Common high blackberry. 



In the June number of BIRDS AND 

 ALL NATURE we shall give the flower 

 shrubs which bloom in that month. 

 The annual report of the commission 

 ers of parks at Springfield is a worthy 

 example for others to follow. 



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