BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



with white wing bars, while his wife is grey, 

 with some greenish yellow, and has also the 

 white wing bars. The bright coloring of these 

 birds looks very rich and warm against the 

 snow and green of a late fall landscape. 



It is most unfortunate that the spruce and 

 pine groves are disappearing, thus lessening 

 the visits of these attractively plumaged birds. 



TO WHITT TO WHEE 



We have seen that this family ranges from 

 the plainest little sparrow to some of the most 

 beautiful birds. There is one more member, a 

 very handsome bird, To. Whitt To Whee. 



To Whitt To Whee comes early, sometimes 

 arriving with the first little grey Sparrows. 

 The first time we noticed him close to the house 

 we heard something scratching like a hen 

 among the dead leaves under the maple and 

 supposed it was one of the hens, until we heard 

 a hoarse To Whee and knew that To Whitt 

 To Whee was there and that he had no cold, 

 that hoarse To Whee or Chi Whee was just 

 his natural voice. He kept on scratching and 

 uttering his hoarse To Whee at intervals, as 

 if he had no other means of expression, so al- 



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