love birds. There is such a strongly marked even line where 
the black feathers of this snowbird are edged over the white 
breast and pinky sides and back, which turns, as if on an 
automatic object, so that the head appears to have been put 
on after the rest of him was finished. His pinkish bill, 
where the under mandible was almost hidden by the upper, © 4 
looked as if his lower jaw was toothless, while, in fact, both 
jaws are. AS fast as they could, the birds flashed the two 
white feathers or ‘banner marks” on the sides of the tail, 
as each took his turn at the table. They, too, were always : 
—eareful to keep “head on” toward the window while each — 
epicure selected small crumbs, or seeds, as his favorite with — 
an occasional peck at scraps of apple or bread. If one were 
too slow and deliberate another sometimes flew out, poising, 
fluttering about the first in a pleading way, uttering a fine 
little musical trill until the diner moved. | 
While the juncos were in possession, a scratching and 
slipping noise was heard, and, joy of joys, a Seattle Wren — 
- gidled along the window sill to have a hand, or rather an eye, 
on what the other birds were doing. The tilt of his impudent, — | 
- Jong, Roman bill, the slant of the white stripes above his © 
eyes, the flirt of his upturned tail, the poise of his small 
olive-brown body, whitish below, all indicated that nothing 
but curiosity brought him there, for not a particle did he 
eat. He is not a vegetarian and prefers a pure insect diet. 
After a discriminating glance over the table, with an — 
impertinent grating call that sounded almost like a naughty 
word, he was up under the eaves, scrambling: about like a _ | 
mouse as he peered under each rafter and shingle. He was 
dependent on no one but himself for his daily needs, and 
eared little for wind or snow. He was not seen or heard 
again until a light was carried that evening to the porch 
when he was heard to complain that he was being disturbed 
in his quarters in the attic of the porch. | 
When the table was empty of birds, the observer turned 
to her housekeeping and when she looked again, there sat 
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