LETTER XXXIII 



Billing and Kissing Meteorologists White glare round the Sun 

 Continued Drought Londoners and the Sky Londoners and 

 their wants all supplied Anxiety as to weather in country 

 Distress amongst the Farmers Couch Grass. 



May 1892. 



DEAR MARCO Your two letters with 

 notes on the " billing" habits of birds are 

 most interesting. Mr. Tegetmeier and Mr. 

 Bartlett are real authorities, and I envy you 

 much the pleasure of their acquaintance. 

 My untutored observations on nature can 

 of course bear no sort of comparison, in point 

 of value, with the experiences of such men 

 as these ; but I am an artist and trained to see 

 things ; I have, too, a deep love of nature, and 

 no doubt on this account, as well as for old 

 friendship's sake, my letters are acceptable to 

 you. Mr. Bartlett seems to think my term 



