VII. 

 APRIL 15th. 



Song of Birds. Song Sparrow. Snow-bird. Crossline Moth. Striped 

 Feather Moth. Powdered Red. Pearlhead. Comma Butterfly. 

 Beetles. Water-beetle. Larvae of Ephemerae. Caddis-flies. Aga- 

 rics. Yellowbird. Crows. Ruffed Grouse. Honey-bees. Plants. 

 Orford Mountain. The Owl's Head. Exhilarating Effect of high Ele- 

 vations. Lesser Red-poll. Hop. Maskilonge. Strange note of Blue 

 Jay. Curious Fact connected with the Barn Swallow. Breaking up 

 of the Coatacook. The Masuippi and the St. Francis. Mysterious 

 Voice of the Saw-whetter. Piping Froga. 



FATHER. Spring, delightful Spring, has at length opened 

 upon us : ' ' the winter is past, the rain is over and gone j 

 the time of the singing of birds is come." Let us walk forth, 

 and listen to the sweet music. 



CHARLES. It is the first real song we have heard, and 

 very melodious it is. From what birds does it proceed ? 



F. From the Song Sparrow (Fringilla Melodia). I 

 have not seen nor heard a single individual before, yet this 

 morning they appear in considerable numbers, in company 

 with another little bird of the same genus, the Snow-bird 

 (Fringilla Nivalis), which likewise makes his appearance all 

 of a sudden. They are both plain little birds, and the latter 

 has no song to recommend it, save a single " chip," but as 

 putting us in mind of brighter days, and as the harbingers of 

 sunny spring, they are trebly welcome. 



C. Have we not seen the Snow-bird at intervals 

 through the winter ? 



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