. Alabama bird day book . l of spring,The prophet of the leafy May,—And I knew the violets under the treeWould listen and look the birds to see,Peeping timidly, here and there,In purple and odor to charm the air;And the wind-flower lift its rose-veined the leaves of the old year buried up;And all the delicate buds that bloomOn the moss-beds, deep in the forest gloom,Would stir in their slumber, and catch the strainAnd dream of the sun and the April rain,—For spring has come when the bluebird sings,And folds in the maple his glossy the wind may blow, and the storm may
. Alabama bird day book . l of spring,The prophet of the leafy May,—And I knew the violets under the treeWould listen and look the birds to see,Peeping timidly, here and there,In purple and odor to charm the air;And the wind-flower lift its rose-veined the leaves of the old year buried up;And all the delicate buds that bloomOn the moss-beds, deep in the forest gloom,Would stir in their slumber, and catch the strainAnd dream of the sun and the April rain,—For spring has come when the bluebird sings,And folds in the maple his glossy the wind may blow, and the storm may the voice of summer is heard in all. I am so blithe and glad today!My heart, beside the bluebird, folds serene its weary knows the hours lead on to May. —Edna Dean Proctor. ms I Alabama, ipi8. 71 PAINTED BUNTING THE male painted bunting is one of the most brilliantly coloredbirds of the United States. The upper part of the head andneck are shining purplish violet, the middle of the back yellowish. PAINTED BUNTING, LENGTH, ABOUT 5% INCHES green, wings and tail purplish blue, and underparts and rump ver-milion. The female is dark green above and yellowish beneath. This little jewel has not failed to attract popular attention andin consequence has received a variety of common names. In Louis- 72 Bird Day Book iana the French speaking people have called it nonpareil (un-equaled), and le pape (the pope). The last name has been con-tracted to pop and varied as red pop. Spanish speaking citizensknow the bird as mariposa (butterfly), and in English the bird hasbeen variously named painted bunting or finch, paradise finch, Mexi-can canary, and Texas canary. ^ The painted bunting- i§ fi6t only distinguished in appearance, butalso is one of the most pleasing songsters among the finches. It is apersistent vocalist, and this characteristic, in addition to its beautyand activity, makes it a most desirable species for the vicinity ofhomes. Fortunately the bird is no
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