. American ornithology, for home and school . ed crest in anger when he seesher there, and if he gets near, she runs backward down the stick onwhich suet is tied and gets away from him in a hurry. One would be surprised at the amount of stuff these little birds quart of hazel-nuts, nearly three quarts of walnuts, one quart ofpeanuts, crackers, bread and suet, and still they are hungry. I have three cats, which sleep in the same room with my fourcanaries, and know better than to even look at them. Now I havetaught them that window-birds also, birds in the yard, on the ground,(Blue Jays
. American ornithology, for home and school . ed crest in anger when he seesher there, and if he gets near, she runs backward down the stick onwhich suet is tied and gets away from him in a hurry. One would be surprised at the amount of stuff these little birds quart of hazel-nuts, nearly three quarts of walnuts, one quart ofpeanuts, crackers, bread and suet, and still they are hungry. I have three cats, which sleep in the same room with my fourcanaries, and know better than to even look at them. Now I havetaught them that window-birds also, birds in the yard, on the ground,(Blue Jays and even English Sparrows,) are not to be caught either. M. L. S. Haddam, Conn. DIAMOND PUZZLE. The letters from A to C and from D to B spell the name of ahandsome Woodpecker. D A 1 2 1 A consonant. 1 2 3 A bird. 1 2 3 4 5 An animal of South America. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To be successful. 2 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 9 C An April 4 5 6 7 To flutter. 1 2 3 4 5 A 3 A A Russell Adams,St. Johnsburg, Vt AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 153. From 1 to X, A common tiny brown bird. From 2 to X, A wading bird. From 3 to X, A long billed water bird of tropical countries. From 4 to X, A shore-bird. From 5 to X, A bird which frequents our barns. From 6 to X, A bird of prey which catches fish. From 7 to X, A bright colored bird which builds a hanging nest. From 8 to X, A black bird larger than a crow. From 9 to X, A bird that has each wing tipped red. From 10 to x, A bird supposed to cure jaundice. From 11 to x, A sweet singer having a long straight claw. From 12 to x, A small European singing bird. The initials, (beginning with 1,) spell the name of a bird which singsat night. J. Howard Binns, Adena, Ohio. QUERIES. 1. Which of the seven birds named in the letter above, remain withus all summer? 2. Which ones change their winter coats for summer gowns of adifferent color? 3. Which ones have blue in their pkimage? 4. Which ones have red in their plumage? 5. Which ones have white in th
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