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IX. 



MAY 10th. 



Belted Kingfisher. Gold-winged Woodpecker. Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Red-winged Starling. Bald Eagle. Meadow Lark. Ferruginous 

 Thrush. Maryland Marmot. Birch Stump. Insects. Grey-veined 

 White Butterfly. Spring Azure B. Dog's-tooth Violet. Tamarack. 

 Elm Blossoms. Ova of Frogs. Leather Plant. Raspberry. Black 

 Cherry. Red Cherry. Bat. Short-tailed Field Mouse. Instance of 

 maternal Care. 



CHARLES. I have been taking a walk this afternoon by 

 myself; my course has been down to Smith's mills, crossing 

 the bridge, and following the river a little way ; occasionally 

 straying into the woods, as I took my gun with me. 



FATHER. I perceive you have had some success in pro- 

 curing birds. 



C. What is this bird ? its head is too large to allow 

 the form to be graceful ; but its colours, blue and white, are 

 chaste, and even elegant. 



F. It is the Belted Kingfisher (Alcedo Alcyoii) : its 

 habits are much like those of its more showy congener, the 

 English kingfisher. 



C. I shot it near the mill : it was perched on the 

 branch of a cedar which overhangs the water just below the 

 falls, where the cliff is high and precipitous'; I had some 

 difficulty in securing it after I had killed it, for it fell in the 

 water. It was probably watching for fish among the pools 

 and eddies caused by the rocks. 



F. It generally frequents such situations : it no doubt 



