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hatches, Woodpeckers and Tree sparrows, each in his own way made 

 merry on this Christmas day and joined in a Bird's Christmas carol 

 chirping a "thank you" to the two little folks who had prepared 

 such a fruit tree, when a snowy blanket coverea the ground. 



We wish for the bird of our comer, a very happy new year ar.d 

 include in our greetings the many new comers who join us for the first 

 time this month. 



Cordially, your friend, 



Meg Merrythought. 



ROLL OF HONOR. 



James H. Chase, Logansport, Ind. 



ANSWER TO DECEMBER PUZZLES. 



Enigma No. 1. 

 White-breasted Nuthatch. 



Enigma No. 2. 

 Summer Yellow-bird. 



What Is My Name? 

 Screech Owl. 



WHAT IS MY NAME! 



"Say! Say! Say!" Boys and girls, do you know my name? I wear a 

 fluffy bluish gray coat with a black velvet collar and a white crown 

 and a vest of a delicate gray. I like pretty cold weather and so do not 

 venture very far into the United States. I begin to build a nest for 

 my babies in February, when there is still a soft white covering over 

 the earth, I build it in a fir tree, of twigs and long strips of bark with 

 a warm lining of moss and feathers. I am a very sociable bird, often 

 taking my meals with the lumbermen and eating from their hands. 

 Indeed, I do not always trouble them to feed me, for I can help myself 

 to meat, butter or other dainties which they leave about. 



They nickname me Whisky Jack, Meat Hawk and Moose-bird, I 

 wonder why. 



