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e to fly forth themselves ; and even if they once 

 a while nip a strawberry or a cherry, no person 

 1 grudge thein it as the honest due of their 

 vices. 



THE WHEN. 



'he Chick-a-dee is a great fiivorite of all — 

 tve, noisy, and restless. Hardy, and capable of 

 ring the severest cold, on still winter days he 

 f be seen hopping from tree to tree, examining 

 ry twig, branch, and crevice in the bark, for in- 

 :8 and their larvoe. Nothing can exceed 'his 

 erfulness or his industry. 



THE CniCK A DEK. 



'he Creeper is a frequent companion of the 

 ck-a-dee, but confines his search to grubs that 

 concealed in the wood of the tree. 



THE CREEPER. 



THE CEDAK OK CHERET BIRD. 



had worms in them. Since then I have not allowed 

 them to be destroyed, and am satisfied that thej 

 never take the sound fruit." 





THE CAT-BIRD. 



The Cat-Bird. — Few people in the country re- 

 spect the cat-bird. He is generally an object of 

 dislike, from his fondness for cherries and straw- 

 berries. Yet he has redeeming qualities in his 

 fondness for insects, the music of his song, and the 

 playfulness of his manners. 



Swallows and Martins should be encouraged 

 to take up their abode around our dwellings; for 



Fhe Cedar or Cherry Bird is generally no 



'orite with the fruit-grower, from his frequent 



-acks upon the cherries. But in mitigation of 



; crime of plundering the cherries, a recent 



iter observes : " "While watching the little ras- 



is plundering my fruit, I noticed that they never they live upon flies, wasps, beetles, and small in- 



iturbed a sound cherry, but took only those that | sects, the larTss of which are the pests of the garden. 



THE PURPLE MARTIN. 



