. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . nd indulge in sportful the day is nearly gone, And the last faint gleams are stillin the west,Then back to the weedy lake of cy-press pond,Dost thou spend the night in rest?And in the warm Spring times, When a new set of feathers adornsthy breast,Then dost thou seek the far northernclimes,To build thy lonely nest?Far oer the distant hill, The wavering V-shape lines appear,With loud resounding cries that fill, The balmy, vernal when the cold north wind, Blows oer the frozen main, thefleecy snows,Then a warm southe
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . nd indulge in sportful the day is nearly gone, And the last faint gleams are stillin the west,Then back to the weedy lake of cy-press pond,Dost thou spend the night in rest?And in the warm Spring times, When a new set of feathers adornsthy breast,Then dost thou seek the far northernclimes,To build thy lonely nest?Far oer the distant hill, The wavering V-shape lines appear,With loud resounding cries that fill, The balmy, vernal when the cold north wind, Blows oer the frozen main, thefleecy snows,Then a warm southern home dost thoufind,Away from fears and foes?Then South again they pass, Oer the rough temptestous sea, andmeadows bareOer naked, windswept hills of wither-ed grass,Through the chilled September air.—Payson , N. Carolina. Notes. George W. Friedrich notes the col-lection of a female Baltimore Oriolein full male plumage June 15, is certainly a most unusual oc-currence.—Editor. K. L. Skinner of Brooklands Estate THE OOLOGIST 148. Curved bill Thrasher singing —Photo by Tidel Salazar Office, Weybridge, Surrey, England,desires all bird men coming that wayand particularly those engaged in theU. S. Military Service to be sure andcall and see him. Spotted Eggs of the Blue GrosbeakBy T. D. Perry, Savannah, retired but beautiful species (Guiraca coerulia) has been writtenupon so often that it seems like tres-passing upon the brother readers ofthe O. and O. by afflicting them withit again, but the past season of 1887has been one of successful events withme, and one in which so many newphases of bird life have been discov-ered, that I cannot refrain from tell-
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