BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
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rated from birth and are brought up by 
strangers. 
Cuckoo sings most on cloudy days and 
for this reason is sometimes called the 
Rain Crow. 
WINGED FLOWERS 
Did you ever see the Humming Birds 
swarm about a cherry tree when the tree 
was in full bloom? Some years bring 
greater numbers than others. In April 
the beautiful male birds are more in evi¬ 
dence than later. Their fire-colored 
throats and rufous backs shine gorgeously 
against the white blossoms of the tree. 
As they flash against a blossom, take a 
sip, spring horizontally back from the 
flowers, hold themselves poised a moment 
