AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. ^^ 97 



from the egg and follow the mother bird about the same as the little 

 chicks do in the barn-yard. 



The nest of this bird is placed in a depression on the ground, and 

 generally consists of a lining o'f grasses and moss, but sometimes the 

 eggs are laid on the bare ground. The nest is cleverly hidden under 

 the shelter of high grasses or clumps of weeds and is very difficult to 

 discover. w. h.^munter. 



DOWN BY THE STREAM, 



BY OLIVER DAVIE. 



Down by the stream where the lillies grow. 

 Where the herons drink, and come and go; 

 Where the cardinal loves to sing, 

 And the vultures spread their sable wing, 

 Down by the stream. 



Where the rain-crow hides his slender form 

 And tells us of tne coming storm. 

 Where vireos tumble through the trees; 

 Where the chickadees weeze and weeze, 

 Down by the stream. 



Meadows spreading far and wide, 

 Down by the stream at eventide; 

 The sun's soft splendor casts its rays — 

 (Light of the past and coming days) 

 Down by the stream. 



Where the cattle love to drink and wade 

 In^the summer's golden shade; 

 Swallows twit as they pass by; 

 Blackbirds glint their silver eye, 

 Down by the stream. 



Where the sycamores' stately arms 

 Shade the lilie's waxen charms 

 Sandpipers peep at break o'day 

 Chipmunks rant in merry play, 

 Down by the stream. 



Where turtle doves before a storm, 

 'Midst summer's smiles or winter's scorn; 

 Their voice is always heard to mourn 

 "Life is sad and all forlorn," 



Down by the stream. 



