THE TRAVELS OF BIRDS 



come from their winter quarters in the southern 

 United States, but about April 15, the Barn 

 Swallow appears. He is the first bird to reach us 

 from tropical America. Like an aerial scout he 



SPRING'S FIRST FLYCATCHER. 

 The Phoebe comes when winged insects appear. 



dashes ahead of the slower columns. A little 

 later he is joined by the Cliff and Bank Swal- 

 lows. Then, if we are so fortunate as to have 

 Purple Martins as tenants, we may expect to 

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