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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



f\ Address communications for this department to 



Meg Merrythought, 156 Waterville Street, 

 Waterbury, Ct. 



Dear Young Folks: • 



We bring to you greetings for December. What pleasant visits we 

 have had in our corner with little friends scattered throughout all the 

 states of our Union, and even over the Canadian borders. 



We hope that this month, which closes the second year of these Bird 

 Chats, may be a milestone which shall mark progress in good fellow- 

 ship between our young folks and out of door life, for such sympathy 

 makes the life broader, and brings with it a great deal of fun, as 

 many of you have discovered. 



We are grateful to the many lads and lasses who have given Uncle 

 Sam messages to bear to this corner, — birding adventures, puzzles and 

 words of good cheer. 



There is a chance this month for you to work a little problem in 

 arithmetic. If the statement is true about the increase of the English 

 Sparrow, how many will gather at the family reunion of one 

 sparrow couple at Thanksgiving time? 



One of our readers sends a different view of the hummer in captivi- 

 ty, perhaps some of you can give another instance. Another reader 

 gives an interesting account of one of those curious accidents in Bird 

 Land, which are more common than we may think. 



Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, I am 



Your friend, 



Meg Merrythought. 



