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3. Which of our most common birds are Thrushes, though they are 

 called by another name? 



4. What birds are wrongly accused of laying its eggs in the nests of 

 other birds, from the fact that its English cousins of the same name 

 have this habit? 



5. What birds have been imported from England which sing a sweet 

 song while soaring in the heavens? 



6r What birds have been imported from England which are thickly 

 spotted above and beneath, with yellowish white spots? 



7. What birds imported from England have become such a pest that 

 we should be glad to see them all transported far beyond the northern 

 sea? 



8. What birds will give chase to other birds more than twice their 

 sizes? 



9. What two birds have been associated with the crucifixion by 

 legends? 



10. What birds, residents of northern New England, northern New 

 York and north to Arctic regions, build their nests early in March, when 

 the ground is still covered with deep snow? 



CHARADE NO. 1. 



My 1st is found in great quantities in the desert. 



My 2nd is higher than the surrounding country. 



My 3rd is used in raising heavy weights. 



My whole is a bird with a very long neck and long legs. 



CHARADE NO. 2. 



My 1st is a nickname for a boy. 

 My 2nd is a vowel. 

 My 3d is a part of a chain. 



My whole is a bird which sings on the wing, and which has been 

 mentioned by many poets. 



CHARADE NO. 3. 



My first is the action of a dog in drinking. 



My 2nd is what Columbus was glad to see. 



My 3d is what the journeys are which are taken by the American 

 Ornithology each month to reach its subscribers. 



My 4th was a part of a knight's equipment w.'ien he rode away upon 

 a long journey. 



My whole is a bird whose hind toe-nail is longer than the toe. 



