neatness, to the thickness of nearly half 

 an inch, with a full lining of delicate 

 fi b roll s roots of a rich transparent color/' 

 Of this beautiful Sparrow Mr. Bur- 

 roughs has said : ''Among the birds that 

 tarry briefly with us in the spring on their 

 way to Canada and beyond, there is none 

 that I behold with so much pleasure as 

 the White-crowned Sparrow. I have an 

 eye out for him all through April and 

 the first week in May. He is the rarest 

 and most beautiful of the sparrow kind. 

 He is crowned as some hero or victor 



in the games. His sparrow color, of 

 ashen gray and brown, is very clear and 

 bright, and his form graceful. His whole 

 expression, however, culminates in a reg- 

 ular manner in his crown. The various 

 tints of the bird are brought to a focus 

 here and intensified, the lighter ones be- 

 coming white and the deeper ones mainly 

 black. There is the suggestion of a 

 crest also, from a habit this bird has of 

 slightly elevating this part of its plu- 

 mage, as if to make more conspicuous its 

 pretty markings." 



AFTER THE SNOW STORM. 



Chick-a-dee-dee, chick-a- dee-dee, 



Tell me where were you 

 When last night the white snow drifted 



And the nortn wind blew? 

 Chick-a-dee-dee, chick a-dee-dee, 



Bonny little bird! 

 Come anear my window, let me 



Whisper you a word: 



If you'll stay with me all winter, 



Chick-a-dee- dee-dee, 

 Apple-cores and crumbs I'll give you; 



Best of friends we'll be; 

 You shall sit among the branches 



Of the lilac tree, 

 Sit and sing anear my window, 



Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. 



Glad indeed I'll be to see you; 



Promise me you'll stay, 

 Food and shelter I shall find you 



For the winter day; 

 And in spring I'll give you, dearest 



Chick-a-dee-dee-dee, 

 For your nesting-place and bower. 



All my lilac tree! 



— Mary Grant O'Sheridan, in the Chicago Tribune. 



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