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whole family flew happily about together, but as soon [asf 
the weather turned cold the little ones began to look rough 
and unhappy, and the hen, weakened by a chill, sustained 
rather severe injui-ies by a fall off the roof, which occurred 
before she and her brother were caught up and caged. For 
a time the warmth of the house did them both good, the cock 
made a rapid recovery, soon becoming tame, and learning to 
speaka few words. The hen, however, began to 'have fits, and 
although we gave her medicine, fed her on the plainest diet, 
and kept her in a cool place, she grew worse, and finally died. 
{To he Continued ). 
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An April Morning in Northern India. 
By Douglas Dewab, I.C.S., F.Z.S. 
In April the days are very hot in Northern 
India; the maxinuini temperature in the shade often exceeds 
111 degrees. At sunset the thermometer falls rapidly and 
the nights are comi)aratively cool, so that the human being 
who sleeps out of doors is able to enjoy refreshing sleep. 
He has nothing to fear from the dew, piovided he sleeps within 
mosquito nets. 
I slept out of doors last night and awoke this morn- 
ing (.Api'il 2Ulh) before dawn. The sun rises about 6 a.m. 
At r>-15 the eastern sky began to brighten and the stars to 
go out one by one. As I was watching the Great Bear, which 
is near the horizon in the early morning, fade away, some 
Iloels {Eudi/namis honorata) and Brain-fever Birds (Hifro- 
coccyx varius) Ijegan to shout. These Inrds had lieen calling 
at intervals throughout the night, but at dawn they began 
to call as only these birds can. They seemed to awaken the 
Crows, for in a few seconds some sleepy -sounding caws mingled 
with their loud screams. Then the cheery notes of the King- 
crow {Dicrurus ater) were added to the chorus. A few min- 
utes later a flood of music from a pipal tree revealed the 
fact that a Magpie Rol)in {Copsychtis sauJaris) had awakened. 
A few seconds later a pair of Punjab Red-vented Bulbuls {Mol- 
pastes intermedia) began singing to each other, crying " Stick 
to it, stick to it." 
By this time it had become sufficiently light to enable 
