ANOTHER MAY MORNING. 



" The birds aiound me hopped and played ; 

 Their thoughts I cannot measure ; 

 But the least motion which they made 

 It seemed a thrill of pleasure. 



" The budding twigs spread out their fan 

 To catch the breezy air ; 

 And I must think, do all I can, 

 That there was pleasure there." 



— Wordsworth. 



This morning, May 20th, I saw the first humming- 

 bird of the season, later than usual. 



A lovely living gem is the Ruby -throated Humming- 

 bird,* with its brilliant ruby, green and gold colors flash- 



* Ruby -throated Humming-bird — Trochilw Colubris (Linn.). Hob. — 

 Eastern North America to the Plains, north to the fur countries, and 

 south, in winter, to Cuba and Veragua. Neat, a beautiful specimen of 

 bird architecture, usually placed on the horizontal branch of » tree in the 

 orchard, composed of grey lichens, lined with the softest plant-down. 

 Eggs, two, pure white, blushed with pink while fresh. — McIlwraeth, 

 " Birds of Ontario." 



