AUGUST. 139 



for him, and return as soon as the cut corn lies on the 

 ground, easy to steal. " Farmer's friend " the rook 

 may be in season, but he always knows how to get 

 food, if there is any to be had. With his return, 

 however, and that of the peewits, two of the most 

 familar birds of our winter landscapes have come 

 back. There are many more to follow of the same 

 and other kinds before we need think about winter. 



