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6. The birds that purify flowers, as the humming- 



birds. 



7. The birds that protect fruit, as the bee-eater. 



8. The birds that destroy the seeds of weeds, as the 



goldfinch. 



9. The birds that destroy larvae, as the wren. 



10. The woodpecker as a meteorologist. 



11. Birds like the crow, that protect more than they 



destroy. 



12. Birds that give warning to other birds, like the 



thrush. 



13. The birds' singing-schools for the young. 



14. The rivalries of song in the wood. 



15. The poets and the birds: 



1. The Birds of Shakespeare. 



2. The Birds of Wordsworth. 



3. The Birds of Longfellow. 



SELECTIONS FOR RECITATION AT AUDUBON 

 SOCIETIES 



THE AMERICAN BLUEBIRD 



BY ALEXANDER WILSON 



WHEN winter's cold tempests and snows are no more, 

 Green meadows and brown furrowed fields reappearing; 



The fishermen hauling their shad to the shore, 

 And cloud-cleaving geese to the lakes are a-steering; 



