THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS 11 



nights, sternly bid these little travellers depart. As we 

 watch them flitting restlessly about from twig to twig, or 

 congregating in merry flocks on buildings and telegraph wires, 

 we think of their early departure with regret, and from the 

 bottom of our hearts we wish them a speedy and a safe 

 return. 



