374 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 



She is obliged to perch over the nest and support herself upon the sur- 

 rounding branches when sitting upon the eggs. 



Here we must tarry until December, when our magic rug will carry 

 us to visit other curious homes in China and in our own country. 



GLEANINGS. 



Many birds feed their mates while sitting, but that bird of odd ways, 

 the Hornbill, has a unique way of presenting his offering done up in a 

 neat package. He swallows the fruit as he finds it, but not for his own 

 benefit, for when he comes to the nest he recovers it snuggly wrapped 

 in the lining of his gizzard. Olive Thorne Miller. 



HERMIT THRUSH. 



In the deep solemn wood at dawn, I hear 



A voice serene and pure, now far, now near, 



Singing sweetly, singing slowly, 



Holy! oh, holy, holy! 



Again at evening dusk, now near, now far, — 



Oh, tell me, art thou the voice of bird or star ? 



Sounding sweetly, sounding slowly, 



Holy ! oh, holy, holy ! Emily Tolman. 



We have had so many write us in regard to the "Letter Puzzle" in 

 the August issue, to give the list of birds found that we give the larg- 

 est. Quite a number from different states had these, but the Bird 

 Game was only given to the I' IJ? ST one irom each state. Brown Creep- 

 er, Crow, Sparrow, Linnet, Martin, Catbird, Goldfinch, Brown Thrash- 

 er, Myrtle Warbler, Kingfisher, Kingbird, Siskin, Hen ?, Junco, Wren, 

 Cuckoo, Turkey, Chickadee, Phoebe, Nuthatch, Jay, Plover, Gull, 

 Oriole, Robin, Rail, Shrike, Teal, Owl, Chat, Eagle, Flicker, Ibis, 

 Kinglet, Auk, Bobolink, Redstart, Stork, Coot, Ricebird, Eider, Moa, 

 or forty-two in all. 



What bird is this whose nest is thus described by Davie: — 

 "The bark at their entrance is coated with fir-balsam or pitch from an 

 inch to three or four inches around the hole. In one instance the pitch 

 extended down for twenty-one inches, and was stuck full of red breast 



feathers of the ." 



O'er head the balanced hen hawk slides. 



Twinned in the river's heaven below. — Lowell. 



