The Young Ornithologist. 



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The next season I saw in the same root 

 a nest containing four young of this 

 species and a young cowbird. 'I he past 

 spring being anxious to secure a set of 

 tliese eggs to excliange, I revisited the 

 same root but found that it had been 

 torn down. About two weeks after in 

 another turned up root I found a nest in 

 the course of formation, and from this 

 I secured a fine set of five eggs. On 

 the loth of June I saw another nest oftlris 

 species in the root of a fallen tree, situ- 

 ated on a piece of dry hard woodland, 

 which contained four eggs which, how- 

 ever, were in an advanced state of incu- 

 bation. The Water Thrush, or Water 

 Wagtail, as it is also called, is about 

 six inches in lengthj the plumage on the 

 upper parts is olive brown, beneath it is 

 suli^hur yellow, brightest on the abdo- 

 men; the breast has lines of dark spots. 

 W. L. Kells, 



Listowel, Ont. 



A VACATION TRIP; 



OR, TV^O YOUNG NATURAL1S1S IN 

 NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



11V HARRY ROLAND. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Edward walked down the brook for 

 some distance, crossed a meadow, and 

 entered a large woods that overshadows 

 the brook on each side for some distance. 

 This place George had informed him 

 was the best for fishing. Along the 

 edge of the brook where it flowed 

 through the woods was a perfect tangle 

 of wild grape vines, black berry bushes, 

 etc., through which Edward had consid- 

 erable difficulty in forcing his way, but 

 he finally came to a more open place, 

 where a drift of loiis a<:ross the stream 



seemed a likely place for trout. As the 

 water was covered with foam he did not 

 have to be so careful in approaching as 

 is generally necessary, and on dropping 

 his hook down through the foam it was 

 snapped up instantly and Edward pulled 

 up a handsome little trout about six in- 

 ches long, and three others were soon 

 added to it belore they stopped biting, 

 when he moved on to another place a 

 short distance below. So engrossed in 

 the sport had he become that he in turn 

 had forgotten about George, whom he 

 had expected would soon join him, and 

 he was quite surprised a short time after, 

 on looking down the brook to see 

 George there quietly fishing. Edward 

 hallooed to him, but the noise of the 

 water drowned his voice so that George 

 did not hear him until he was quite 

 near. On Edward's expressing his sur- 

 prise in meeting him there he said that 

 he had walked down the road to where 

 the brook crossed it, and then followed 

 it u]) to where Edward was. George 

 had caught five trout and Edward eleven. 



"We have got enough, hav'nt we?" 

 inquired Edward. 



"Yes," replied George, "enough for 

 supper and breakfast." 



"Well, then let's take a short cut for 

 home, as it is almost sunset now," said 

 Edward. 



The boys wound up their lines, and 

 had just started homeward when they 

 heard the song of a bird near them and 

 on stopping and listning they observed 

 it came from a small pine tree nearby. 

 George pronounced it to be an Indigo 

 Bunting, and on their approaching nearer 

 they could plainly see the brilliant blue 

 and black of a fine specimen of a male 

 Indigo Bunting. The bird evinced much 

 anxiety as they drew near. 



"It's got a nest some where about 



