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HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. 



ily. They peer down upon us from their leafy screens, 

 and chatter and warble, or stand out in bold relief, and 

 fairly enchant us with their songs of welcome. 



THE SPAMSU-UAVONET IN FLOWER. 



A fine mocking-bird {Mi?nus polyglottus) is king of 

 the grove, but his more immediate dominion is in close 

 proximity to the house. Near the hedge of Spanish' 

 bayonets is a small cypress completely covered by a 

 native grape-vine, forming a pyramid of living green. 



