NATURE IN JANUARY. 9 



board to see how the weather fares, but, finding it unsuitable, 

 they retire again to their Winter quarters. 



The Snails, too, are all glued up in their shells sleeping the 

 Winter-sleep. During the most severe weather, the smallest bird 

 in Europe the Golden Crested Wren may be seen. It is 

 wonderful the cold this gold-crested little creature can undergo. 



THE NUTHATCH AT WORK. 



It is interesting to watch the Nuthatch at work, now that the 

 trees are leafless, and to listen to his peculiar human-like whistle. 



Hanging downwards one over another, with the aid of their 

 c l aws sometimes as many as a score together the Bats may 

 be found in the barns in the midst of their Winter slumber. 



The eggs of Moths, Butterflies, and other winged creatures 



