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THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST, 



A Quarterly Mag-azine 



Devoted to the Study of 



Ornitholog-y and Oologry 



DAVID L. SAVAGE. 



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IN CHURCH. 



Just in front of my pew sits a 

 maiden — 

 A little brown wing- on her hat. 

 With its touches of tropical azure. 

 And sheen of the sun upon that. 

 Throug-h the bloom-colored pane 

 shines a g^lory 

 By which the vast shadows are 

 stirred. 

 But I pine for the spirit of splendor 



That painted the wing- of the 

 bird. 



The org-an rolls down its g-rand 

 anthem; 

 With the soul of a song- it is 

 blent; 

 But for me, I am sick for the 

 singing- 

 Of one little song that is spent. 

 The voice of the curate is gentle; 

 "No sparrow shall (all to the 

 g-round;" 

 But the poor broken wing on the 

 bonnet 

 Is mocking- the merciful sound. 

 — Selected. 



The notes on I'irtonidae and 

 laniidae were not published in 

 this issue, as not enough of the 

 members sent in their notes on 

 those families to warrant their 

 publication. Let us make a 

 special study of these two families 

 the present year, as the various 

 species are very easily confused; 

 and at the end of the 3'ear we will 

 call for a report of each members 

 observations, and shall expect a 

 very complete report. 



Mr. R. Ridgway of, Smithson- 

 ian Institute, Washington, D. C. 

 writes that "The Bluebird is not 

 reg-ularly migratory south of 

 about the 40th. parallel and 

 frequently remain during the 

 winter — severe ones not except- 

 ed — both here and in localities of 

 corresponding- latitude in the 

 Mississippi Valley. I have never 

 known it to be so numerous here 

 at any season as during- last winter 

 prior to the great storm." 



