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address all communications to 

 Meg Merrythought 

 156 Waterville St., Waterbury, Ct. 



My Dear Young Folks — : 



Again let me urge you to take notes about the birds you meet, the dates, 

 their peculiarities, (each bird has its own, as surely as the "featherless bi- 

 peds"), their habits, their associates, their songs and calls, nesting habits, 

 the plumage of the young and immature birds, etc. I promise you that you 

 will have a good time in comparing your records from year to year ; you will 

 know — to a day — when to expect the return of each bird friend in the spring 

 — and if carefully made your notes will be of value in many ways. 



One of my companions on a ramble the other day, said he had not yet be- 

 gun his bird list for this year. I suppose he will make it all at once at the 

 end of the season. Do you suppose it will be of a great deal of value then? 

 Let us follow the advice of old Capt. Cuttle — "When found, make a note 

 of." 



Cordially your friend, 

 *' Meg Merrythought. 



Triple Beheadings. 



1. Behead three times a quaker-like bird and leave a portion of its body. 



2. Behead three time a bird dreaded by smaller birds, and leave a boy's 

 nickname. 



3. Behead three times a winter visitor from the north and leave our 

 relatives. 



4. Behead three times a bird of the swallow tribe, and have a common 

 metal. 



