46 FRESH WOODS. 



side her on the same branch ; but, if there 

 has been a tiff between them, as very fre- 

 quently happens, he seeks another and a 

 higher branch, and roosts by himself. I 

 have never had the pleasure of seeing him 

 come down from his perch ; he gets up, or 

 rather comes down, much too early in the 

 morning for me to witness his descent. 



