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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



M. Is it the same that sings so sweetly 

 in the morning ? 



H. It is, and arrives about the time of the 

 blue bird. 



M. Is the chirping bird a sparrow ? 



H. Yes. But he is a different species from 

 the song sparrow, who is rather more retiring 

 than the chirp bird, and builds his nest on the 

 ground. The chirping sparrow builds his nest 

 on low trees, in the orchard, or by some fre- 

 quented walk, on a shrub. You know there 

 has been a nest of them in our front yard every 

 year, either in the Lilac or Rose bush, and last 

 year they took possession of the Honeysuckle 

 that runs up the pillars of the piazza. His 

 song is very indifferent, being only a complain- 

 ing chirp. There are several other kinds of 

 sparrows, described by Mr Nuttall in his book 

 of Ornithology, which you will find a very in- 

 teresting work. 



