ing. When they first come, in 

 October, seemingly not in the 

 least fatigued by their travels, 

 they appear transported with 

 joy at having attained their des- 

 tination. They flutter madly 

 about in the warm sunshine in 

 twos and threes or larger 

 groups, playing like birds in 

 their flight. Sometimes they as- 

 cend to a considerable height in 

 the air, in pure ecstasy of liv- 

 ing, apparently. The best time 

 to watch them is when they are 

 in this unsettled state, because a 

 better idea can then be obtained 

 of their great numbers. At this 

 season, too, they rest thickly 

 upon some of the smaller trees 

 in the vicinity, upon the way- 



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