THE BIRDS OP THE GREEN LANES. 



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pecker forming almost the only native species 

 belonging to this group. The swallow and the 

 cuckoo also form the types of our migratory birds. 

 Their coming and departure are so easily noticed 



The Cuckoo. 



that it cannot be wondered at we should discover 

 their arrival and departure so readily. In our walks 

 in the country there are few cries to which we listen 

 so promptly and with such pleasure as that of the 

 cuckoo. Then again, we have always associated it 



