THE ROBIN. 



There can be no doubt that the con- 

 ditions under which the bird sings help 

 to rivet our attention upon its perform- 

 ance, just in the same way that the 

 Nightingale gains some of its popularity 

 by singing at night time when other 



ROBIN'S NEST, 



woodland vocalists are silent, and the 

 Skylark by soaring away up in the 

 blue vault of heaven whilst pouring out 

 its far-sounding music, 

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