II. 



APRIL BIRDS (CONTINUED). 



WORCESTER, April 19, 1887. 

 MY DEAR MR. EDITOR, Since my 

 last letter the vesper, field, and chipping 

 sparrows, the purple-finch, goldfinch, and 

 blue-backed swallows have made their ap- 

 pearance from the South, the robins have 

 been singing everywhere, the pigeon-wood- 

 pecker has begun to shout, and the snow- 

 birds have been growing fewer daily. The 

 recent unseasonable weather, and yester- 

 day's heavy snow-storm, have probably 

 checked somewhat the onward tide of mi- 

 gration; but this is only temporary, and 

 the season's steady advance is but little 

 retarded. As most of our early birds are 



