THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY. 



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two years ; still, to see him is always accounted glory 

 enough for one day. I saw him twice on his favorite 

 tree that afternoon, and I remembered Mr. L. J. Rund- 

 lett's advice, given some years ago: "Always look for 

 the tanager in a young oak grove. ' ' 



The Reservoir appears to be a good place for birds, 

 for next week, in company with the Wild Flower 

 Club, I saw a bird new to me, the great crested fly- 

 catcher. He is great only by comparison with his 

 least relative, the chebec. We were not positive about 

 his identity till we saw a perfect colored picture of him 

 by Seton-Thompson in Chapman 's 6 6 Bird Life. ' ' The 

 same wonderfully accurate artist has a page in Miss 

 Merriam's book called "The King and his Kin," in 

 which he contrasts the great and least flycatchers, the 

 phoebe, pewee and kingbird. 



May 31, 1902. 



