Pewee. I have never found it in the forest during my stay in Texas and Florida. It 

 always shows a predilection for large gardens, in which palms and broad-leaved ever- 

 greens abound. I have in view a special garden in Florida where these birds were 

 exceedingly frequent winter-sojourners. Glorious evergreen trees and shrubs of the native 

 flora predominate. The Magnolia grandiHora, unrivalled by any other tree, its con- 

 gener, the sweet bayS the loblolly bay'^ the red bay', the holly, laurel cherry'', American 

 olive', different species of andromedas, live and water oaks, saw and cabbage palmettos, 

 climbing smilax*, Carolina jasmine, and other treasures of the native flora convince us 

 that charming ornamental plantations can be formed without the aid of exotic material. 

 In addition to the above named native trees and shrubs the flora of China and Japan 

 is particularly well represented in this garden. Camellias, the common -species' as well 

 as the fragrant and more graceful sasanqua*, the noble banana shrub", exquisite ever- 

 green viburnums'", fragrant cleyeras", ternstroemias'^ sweet and holly-leaved olives", 

 Damnacanthus Indicus, Daphniphyllum glaucescens, Enkianthus quinguefforas, nandinas, 

 camphor trees, charming specimens of the fragrant Chinese daphne", large specimens of 

 Cape jasmines, pittosporums, Japanese euonymus, rhaphiolepis, euryas'^, otheras'^, 

 Japanese evergreen oaks" of great beauty, tea shrubs, and many others impart these 

 southern gardens with a charm peculiarly their own. Being very dense, of fine form, 

 and often adorned with deliciously scented flowers and beautiful foliage, they are a 

 w^onder to the northern traveller, and a revelation to the friend of Nature. Bamboos 

 and sago palms" as well as loquat trees form quite a feature in these ornamental 

 plantations. Palms are the crowning glory of this particular garden. They are repre- 

 sented in many species and in magnificent specimens. Pampas grass forms gigantic 

 clumps, and tree-like oleanders, dense myrtles'", and spicy laurels'"', often of a large size, 

 are beautiful objects. At all times of the year many strictly tropical plants embellish 

 this garden. I can only mention a few, the allamandas, tecomas^', pleromas^, yellow 

 "oleanders"", meyenias", hibiscus^"*, royal poincianas ^°, jacarandas^', passion flowers, 

 and bignonias are the most common, but liable to be cut down by a strong frost. 



In this garden the Phoebe is a common and familiar bird from the last days of 

 October to the first days in March. It always seems to" prefer poetical spots, in the 

 North as well as in the South. Its primitive haunts, before the country was settled, 

 were rocks and cliffs near a creek or spring, and even now we may find it in such 

 places in, the wilds of the mountain regions. In Wisconsin I have always met with 

 it near the habitations of man, and while it originally prefers to build its nest on over- 

 hanging, moss-covered cliffs, near the abodes of man it selects old bridges, picturesque 

 block-houses, barns and sheds, verandas and piazzas for this purpose. Everywhere it is 

 a familiar and well-known bird, dear to all lovers of Nature. If usefulness, a cheerful 

 disposition, familiarity, and charm of manners deserve our regard, few birds are better 

 entitled to man's friendship. Scarcely any other bird is more familiar than the Phoebe, 



1 Magnolia gtauca. * Gordonxa Lasiaotbus. » Persea Carolinensis. * Praaus Carotiniana. b Oswanthus Ameri- 

 caaiis. e Smilax lanceolata, S. laurifolla. 1 Camellia Japonica. » C. Sasanqua. » Magnolia fascata. i<> Viburnum 

 awafuki, V. odoratissimum. " Cleyera Japonica. fi Ternstrosmia Japonica. •> Osmanthus fragrans, O. aquifolium. 

 »4 Daphne odorata. 's Burya latifolia. is Otbera Japonica. 17 Quercua cuspidata. 18 Cycas revoluta. 19 Myrtus 

 communis. 2" Lautus nohitis. 2' Tecoma stans, T. velutina, T. Smitliii, T. Capcnsis. 2 2 Pleroma niacrantba. 

 2» Thevctia neiiit'ulia. "* Meyenia erecta. as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. 26 Poinciana regia. ^t Jacaranda mimoseefolia. 



