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ers, Winter Wrens, and Magpies. A Sharp-shinned Hawk also visited 

 the feast, seemingly to obtain a good meal off of one of the many- 

 chickadees present, he was peremptorily dismissed upon the advent of 

 a young man with a gun however. 



Clair MacMorran, 



Newport, Wash. 



A STRANGER BIRD. 



The other morning my father called me to come and see what bird 

 it was that he saw. 



I went out doors and by going slowly, I got about six feet from him. 

 He was a soft gray, all over, except his wings, tail, and the crown of his 

 head. His wings and tail had white feathers in them, and his crown 

 was yellowish white as nearly as I could see. His breast near his 

 throat was rather pinkish, and he was a little larger than the robin. 

 When I went toward him he made a mournful whistle, singularly sweet 

 and penetrating. Since then I have often heard him whistle, and have 

 wondered what he was. Sally W. Orvis, 



Manchester, V.. 



I do not like to hunt, because I think it is cruel to kill the birds, 

 especially since they help to keep down the destructive insects and eat 

 the seeds of noxious weeds. G. L. Harrington, 



Langdon, Minn. 



PUZZLES. 



A Diamond. 



Centrals read downward and from left to right spell the name of a 

 game bird. 



X A consonant 



O X O An animal 



O O X O O Cheerful 



O O O X O O O The sportsman joy 



XXXXXXXXX A game bird 



O O O X O O O Common in Dakota 



O O X O O A reward of merit 



O X O A bird's treasure 



X A vowel 



Marietta Washburn, 

 Goodwin, S. Dakota. 



