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it was picturesque and beautiful, worthy of 

 a highly original member of one of our 

 most characteristic and interesting bird fam- 

 ilies. 



This was delightful, but it was not satis- 

 factory. Not until the bird is seen at home 

 in his domestic role, and the life about the 

 nest is studied, does one really know him. 



TRIBULATIONS BY THE WAY. 

 THE SECOND YEAR 



The second year I started out with the one 

 sole object of finding and knowing the olive- 

 backed thrush. I had meanwhile taken pains 

 to inform myself of several places where the 

 bird was known to nest, and I went with 

 confidence. 



" You '11 be sure to find your thrush," said a 

 beguiling voice, " on the top of Mount . " 



Accordingly my first destination was a 

 club-house on top of a mountain in a New 

 England state, which was to be occupied 

 that summer by the keeper's family alone. 



Of the rough and weary way to reach that 

 spot I spare my readers the details : the 



