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coverts, deep steel blue ; wings and tail, very dark brown ; rump, 

 buff ; under surface, white, tinged with rust red ; eggs, four in 

 number, white, veined with lilac. 



And here, as the sun sets, dear readers, let us rest for awhile 

 ere we return, and contemplate the great goodness of the Almighty 

 in all that he has created. Every shrub, every insect, every bird, 

 however small, and however inconspicuous, has a certain place to 

 fill — certain uses, unknown, perhaps, to us, yet, probably, necessary 

 even to our existence — and certain charms, too, 



u To move away the pall from our dark spirits." 



How much, then, have we to be thankful for ! 



