Where Town and Country Meet 



the nest, from one side to the other, pro- 

 vided in order that water may constantly 

 flow over the eggs. In the case of the 

 stickleback, curiously enough, it is the male 

 that builds and defends the nest. 



The correspondences between bird and 

 fish life which I have hastily sketched, serve 

 to show what a fascinating study may be 

 made of the inhabitants of the water, if one 

 is willing to devote the necessary time and 

 attention to the subject. I might mention 

 other water-tribes besides the fishes whose 

 life history is full of interest and wonder. 

 But my object is accomplished, if I have in 

 any degree induced other students of Nature 

 to look into those crystal wonder-depths for 

 themselves, and especially at a time so rich 

 in all the operations of life, and so fruitful 

 in disclosures and surprises, as the joyous 

 month of April. 



