ities between the sticks of which the nest 

 of a purple grackle was found which con- 

 tained five eggs. In the construction of 

 this Osprey's nest, a hollow branch had 

 been used in the cavity of which a tree 

 swallow had finally built its nest, and 

 it contained seven eggs. Dr. A. K. Fisher 

 says that the night-herons also nest in 

 interstices of the Osprey's nest. The 

 male assists in the incubation of the eggs 

 and also brings food to his mate during 

 this period. The young grow very slow- 



ly and "remain in the nest for a long time 

 after they are fully fledged before at- 

 tempting to fly, and it is stated that the 

 parents sometimes have to drive them 

 from the nest." Even after the young 

 have learned to fly they will still furnish 

 them with food. Mr. Silloway says : "It 

 is not uncommon to see the parents feed- 

 ing the young birds while the latter are 

 sailing about on wings which they have 

 learned to use with almost the freedom of 

 their elders." 



OCTOBER. 



Moon of the falling leaves : 

 Softly the ground-wind grieves — 



Turning their rusted gold, — 

 Recalling primrose eves, 

 And yellow birds, now old 

 And fled from stress and cold. 



Moon of the wandering kine: 

 On cruel farms they pine 



Unfed, and moaning deep. 

 There sapless shrubs outline 



The fence and stony heap, 



Where browse the starving sheep. 



Moon of the beechen mast : 

 In ancient forests vast, 



How leisured feasts the bear — 

 Fattening for Winter's blast, 



While sigh the tree tops bare, 



Hazed in the purple air. 



— Eliza Woodworth. 



