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went down and caught them, and twice I put them back, only to have 

 them fly away. 



Finally my mother and I got two to stay, and left them. When I 

 looked out again, there were the male and female Robin, male and 

 female Phoebe, (whOoUest on the other side of the house,) and the male 

 and female Song Sparrow, (who nest on the lilac bush,) sitting on the 

 telephone wires and yelling, no other word will express it, in concert. 



Sally W. Orvis, 

 Manchester, Vt. 



ENIGMA NO, 1. 



TVTy whole is an appropriate name for a common bird and contains 

 rthirteen letters. My 13-7-8-4-2 is a man one hears of frequently. My 

 .5-7-12-1 was too heavy for one horse to pull. It is never wise to grow 

 3-12-4-9. Most people hope some time to go to 10-2-12-3-11-9. The 

 6-12-8-9 makes the birds lively. 



Jean Lampton, 

 Riverside-on-Hudson. 



ENIGMA NO. 2. 



My 1st is in cheat and also in chest, 



My 2nd in hay, but not in vest, 



My 3d is found in the short word set. 



My 4th in tub but never in yet. 



My 5th in the word ink is found. 



My 6th in brown as well as in ground, 



My 7th is in ducks and also in drakes. 



Now who can tell what bird this makes ? 



Samuel D. Robbins, 



Belmont, Mass. 



ENIGMA NO. 3. 



I am a handsome bird composed of sixteen letters. 

 My 13-15-6-16 is found in all large towns. 

 My 1-2-16-14 is what most children like. 

 My 3-5-6-9-12 are ornaments that people wear. 

 My 13-8-2-6-1 is a high mountain in Europe, 

 My 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-13-5-10-4 is another one of my names. 

 A group of these 13-5-10-4-12 in a cedar, 11-3 or pine tree in a 

 snowy landscape makes a very beautiful sight. 



Raymond Hill, 

 Uxbridge, Mass. 



