Ti!i;rsm:s. r.u KIMKDS, i 



-, olia ; win ten from aouthcrn IHinoU and southern New York oulh- 

 wanl. 



Washington, common P. K. 8lng Slog, common I'. K. Cambridge, com- 



rn..ii S K . M> h. , ;.. .N . : , mOT MMVMI 'lum!.; mvr.iti-i,-,, ;n M.-ti. uii<l 



jftrf, of grave*, in hollow troea or bird-houe*. Egg*, four to nix, bluuh 

 white, aofuetimea plain white, -86 x -65. 



A bird so familiar as the Hlm-l'inl needs no introduction; in fact, 

 he seems so at home in our orchards and gardens or about our dwell- 

 ings that one wonders what be did for a borne before the white man 



In the winter, it is true. Bluebirds are greater rovers, and one may 

 see them in the Southern States whirling through the woods in great 

 flocks or feeding on the berries of the mistletoe. But the warmth of 

 returning spring reminds them of cozy bird-boxes or hospitable pear 

 or apple trees, and soon we see them inspecting last summer's home, 

 evidently planning repairs and alterations. 



The Blueliinl's ilisjxisitinn is typical of all that is sweet and amia- 

 ble. His song breathes of lore ; even his fall call-note tur-iree, tur- 

 wte is soft and gentle. So associated is his voice with the birth and 

 death of the seasons that to me his song is freighted with all the glad- 

 ness of springtime, while the sad notes of the birds passing southward 

 tell me more plainly than the falling leaves that the year is dying. 



