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tree and extracted something, probably grubs, from 

 the powdered interior. Now and then he raised and 

 lowered his tail, a characteristic movement, but I did 

 not hear him utter a sound. Neither the sparrow nor 

 the thrush has found his voice yet. Their manner 

 was quite unlike. The sparrow appeared shy and 

 awkward, and did not welcome a near approach, while 

 the thrush seemed the embodiment of gentleness and 

 high breeding. 



The hermit is the first of the thrushes to come 

 north, being due here about the middle of April. All 

 the birds have been delayed by the unusually cold 

 season ; hence I feel that our premises have been hon- 

 ored by a visit of a pioneer of this noble tribe. 



April 16, 1904. 



