CHAPTER XXVII. 
SOME LITTLE WINTER VISITORS. 
“ M ISS as ked Malcolm rather dubi- 
ously one evening, “ are there any birds left 
now ?” 
a A few,” was the reply ; “ we have nearly ex- 
hausted our stock, at least of those birds about 
which I intended to talk to you at present ; but we 
must not forget two or three little winter friends 
that I think we should miss sadly/’ 
“ The little snow-birds !” cried Clara and Edith. 
“ Please tell us about them, Miss Harson, we love 
to watch them so on cold mornings.” 
“We have the snow-bird and the snow-bunting,” 
said their governess. “ The snow-bird is about six 
inches long, and wears a very neat little suit of 
slate-color and brown, with a pure white vest. The 
tail, as you see in the picture, is a darker slate-color 
and a little forked ; the outside feather on each side 
is white. 
“ These little birds are to be found everywhere, 
and they come to us from colder regions about the 
last of October. ‘At first they are most generally 
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