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MY WISH 



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«TF ANY little word of mine 

 X May make a life the brighter, 

 If any little song of mine 



May make a heart the lighter, 

 God help me speak the little word, 



And take my bit of singing 

 And drop it in some lonely vale, 

 To set the echoes ringing. 



"If any little love of mine 



May make a life the sweeter, 

 If any little care of mine 



May make a friend's the fleeter, 

 If any life of mine may ease 



The burden of another, 

 God give me love, and care, and strength 

 To help my toiling brother." 



— Endeavor Herald. 



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REDPOLL 



HE male of this species has a rosy breast, but the female 

 has not. In winter these northern birds may be found in 

 flocks gathering seeds from weeds by the roadside and 

 stonewalls. Their actions greatly resemble those of our 

 Goldfinch, but their flight is more rapid. 



The song of the Redpoll is strong, sweet and canary-like. The 

 nest is constructed at low elevations in bushes or trees ; the eggs are 

 three to five in number, and are pale greenish blue with brown 

 specks. These birds breed in the extreme north, and winter south 

 to the northern part of the United States. 



The sup-species are Holboell Redpool, which is slightly larger, 

 and the Greater Redpoll, which is still larger and darker. 



The Greenland Redpoll is a larger and much whiter species 

 found in Greenland and migrating to Labrador in winter. 



, — Bird Guide. 



Note: See illustration on front cover. 



