88 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



cember 2, 1904, and January 10, February i, 

 March I and 24, and April 3, 1905. The bird 

 daily went forth with the sparrows, as they 

 scattered in the morning to their feeding- 

 grounds, some no doubt going quite a dis- 

 tance from City Hall, but it was never seen 

 again until at the sunset hour with the re- 

 assembling of the host he again reappeared 

 and took a perch for the night. Mr. Spal- 

 ding states that its arrival among the spar- 

 rows was frequently made known by the 

 very loud chirping of the sparrows that had 

 previously arrived, and one was safe in say- 

 ing, "The bird has come/' and upon look- 

 ing out of the window it would be seen 

 among the largest bunch of sparrows. His 

 final disappearance, which probably was on 

 April 4, occurred at the time in the spring 

 when migrants of his own species were ar- 

 riving in the country fields and pastures, 

 and doubtless he found companion's of his 

 own kind to join and reentered into the 

 joys of life with them. 



