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SOME CANADIAN BIRDS. 



: ^ BOBOLINK. 



Robert of Lincoln is not a stranger in any of the more settled 

 districts of Canada. His motley dress, his rollicking ways and his 

 fantastic song make him peculiarly conspicuous, so that wherever 

 he appears he becomes well known and as well loved. He is the 

 jester of the field, a wildly hilarious jester, and quite as much given 

 to antics and to merriment as are his fellows of the stage and the 

 ring. 



During the nuptial season the bird rarely appears quite sober but 

 full to the very brim with irrepressible joy. Full to the brim ? His 

 joy does not stop at the brim but flows over, filling the air and 

 making the very sunshine more cheerful. How infectious it is too, 



