, 1874-03-15
OURWINrE rE1EBIRDE.

i a large majority OF the b{rda which en}iyen
the Viii er IN our lat1.rde belong to the family Of
l. .: TILE rN1.aI.LDR
or. Seed Eaters. It nill -cadily bo seen tia,
birds which live chiefly upon l. ~ects and vorn1
are compelled to migrate SouthA Il sooner o1
later after the decline Of summer, ,,heneyet the
cold has occasloned q scarcity or failusa
! Of their favorite article Of Diet The goo5-
| peckers, nuthstches, and titmico, which
| arc with us tho year round, ars in.;
sectirorous, it is true; but their stapls
food consists of insecss in dormant state. with
| their laryn and eggs, which are lid In tha'
cracks and : cfannies OF trees and decayihe.
wood, aud are to be had for the hunting, nd
matter how low the thermometer ranges. But
the birds which subsist principally upon seeds.
buds and fruits, can many Of the17 find, through.
out the winter, an abundance Of the fara thai
! suits them best J; and, we'll wrapped up in downy
oyercoats they aIe able TO defy the frosta which
desolate Nature, destroying vegetation, and ex-
dnguishing inaect-hfs, or forcing it into secret
nests and burrows.
The piua-ErosbeasR, red-po1ls, pine-hnches,
and croas- bills thrive on tho Feeds Of cone-bcar-
iog trees, OF popla18, and OF birches, and find
these granaries ovotfoEing and accessible Ut al
seasons Of the year. Other species feed Upon
the seeds OF weeds which. are seldom buried out
OF sight by tho BLOWS, but bold their little cuts
Of grain steadily a1oft, high Us they can reach .s
II with the express purpose Of supplying the
needs Of tbs little hungry creatures that lre
upon their largess- j.. j :.
Nature is r:
>FRoDtoAL ~ HcH noUvTY.
With an eye to the preservation Of the myriad
races which she has caliad into being, shs has
planned TINT noarly every species shall multi
ply so freely as to secure not only tho perpetuity
Of its kind, but, after this requirement is full
filled, BhEll have remaining graat eurplus for
the nourshment Of other species OF other grades
in the scale Of life. So it comes about thEs, OF
tho great variety Of birds that We see generally
in hocks, lowering in thickets, fitting among
eyergreens, and swaying On the light czo@cs Of
dead weeds. in tie coolest and drcaziess days,
the greater part are closely related In structure
and habit. and arc grouped BY ornitho1ogists
into single family, named FrtngtaidG.
Wonld any one not let into the secret i1nag-
inc that TIE little grnyish spa1row, With not
single tint in his dress to distinguish him from
the scores Of: dull-colorea birds with which hs
may bs seen IN company on almost any day in.
winter, searching for seeds among low, ui.hered
herbs, is in truth identical with the :.
BEAUTIFUL YELLOW W-D1RD,.
or eold-hnch (Chrsomltris fristis). OF last sum-
MGR, who, from May TO September, WAS the
blithest and iyclieat warbler in E1i the regionf
Even SO. You can tell him by hts undulstorJ
flight, which describes tie snuous line OF the
wind; OF by that peculiarly sweet, pathetic call
Of his which Just balances in its exquisite tone,
q cry ct rapture with Sigh Of pain.
All tho llye-long summer he soorted brilliant
e.H Of jetty black, and wss one OF the enyeet and
handsomest gallants OF his tribe. Bit be doffec
his showv garments in tho autumn who'd tht
season OF love and song WAS over, and pnt on {
sober suit, more in keeping with the dun aspect
OF the earth. There Is d wonderful harmony
running through all Ssture. Her Chords ara u
Ways -,
m PERFECT UNISON.
When the foliage is lu1uriant. aGortling plen
tifui sheltering coverts, and the flowers gos
with this richest colors, and there is contltnla'
play Of bright, warm tints oret the earth, Bird
may safely appear in tho full sp1endor OF then
plumage. They do not then stand out in bolc
and perilous relief from their cheerful surround
iugH. They have chance OF escape from thu
murderous eye OF their enemies
But, when the earth ia bare, and all her hucs an
pa1lid, birds and beasts must assume her hreu
as measure Of felf-preservation-
The vcllow-bird is partially migratory. Num-
bors probably fly South every autumn: but. -
tho bird ia fitted to endure the rigozs Of out
climate, its gong or staying raust depend upo1
Z ceprfcious notion.
" tno nf1Snt ano H1lo Gays alons II reo1oa.
Rna Ahfeh' -
= r. -:n ,,.!!1 TIE TnEE-srAhRo"s -
i5pazesa Aontseotal become consplcoons ~ hes
lung IN nocks, IRON time 5to eine; u, On n some
cnanee tIse, anu tneIe sMlttIsns ~ nue, ean..e
Votces, Wltn snsnn,g soluo'9tf: e. in1ny ontis +
81 once thas = cnorus o. eonsioeraoae 7uanms
p1ooaeeu' Z an ana Inc eneckm ~ mna aGu z@@n. aa
asWete Tue a usle o 50 many @ th n;ahei iuhe
toGesMer: tus We a4 n0s nsaf trn m[ nnsnss a.a,
11 tneIe .o5en aslss sna te9n nsse, %ss
s.ns ~ soio un'n ieha1 W ulase, nAo sAen ~,
alo .al a"ay ~ tnon n sunnes.nome, M me- W 1at.
,,; ouioess =. 1uuson a'a;z, ~, Ha ana 'Ao5
5nai,t ~ so9stp e1e rnan,,oet;nrs -,
~, io40I osa Snse ~ Aarfao,,;,,a aA0 ~
,ne sT.so" n,n.-isas ,,t f..ar ahsi, sns
III o4rrs.,;an rarroc+ +;da ~ cong
r,ar, ~ .;n,a - ~ srr;,,ai ,ata n dctahar
rntii now arv ts txo % las T been bsy pc
~, ~ ,;,;; - tba hrnahrool NM ~ ns{,h-,
- III n1.ntSa - snd o-.seoa r. ID orag.r;nns ~
s.,r;n +,I. al "a ee.,aro1,v 15tberad IN
,-ra ,saoni',.ce. t. Tasemtles ths chinnnps
sn c1assi1 80 ~ ho nnnn,ariv | noistssan
for t. hnt tho chiooy w ia iess harfly bird. md
reo,,r,p w goas Snrtb ~ t,e 1vintnr This ia ali
he acconnt of ths tree-snerrow We en- writs
mi of nv own arner;en,a fo- eha mast inter
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