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IX. 



MAY 10th. 



Belted Kingfisher. — Gold-winged Woodpecker. — Pileated Woodpecker, 

 — Red- winged Starling. — Bald Eagle. — Meadow Lark. — Ferruginous 

 Thrush. — Maryland Marmot. — Birch Stump. — Insects. — Grey-veined 

 White Butterfly. — Spring Azure B. — Dog's-tooth Violet. — Tamarack. 

 — Elm Blossoms. — Ova of Frogs. — Leather Plant. — Raspberry. — Black 

 Cherry. — Red Cherry. — Bat. — Short-tailed Field Mouse, — Instance of 

 maternal Care. 



Charles. — I have been taking a walk this afternoon by 

 myself; my course has been down to Smith's mills, crossing 

 the bridge, and following the river a little way ; occasionally 

 straying into the woods, as I took my gun with me. 



Father. — I perceive you have had some success in pro- 

 curing birds. 



C, — What is this bird ? its head is too large to allow 

 the form to be graceful ; but its colours, blue and white, are 

 chaste, and even elegant. 



F. — It is the Belted Kingfisher (Alcedo Alc?/on) : its 

 habits are much like those of its more showy congener, the 

 English kingfisher. 



C. — I shot it near the mill : it was perched on the 

 branch of a cedar which overhangs the water just below the 

 falls, where the cliff is high and precipitous ; I had some 

 difficulty in securing it after I had killed it, for it fell in the 

 water. It was probably watching for fish among the pools 

 and eddies caused by the rocks. 



F, — It generally frequents such situations ; it no doubt 



