. Birds and nature . d graceful bird isalso known as the Imperial Tern. Ata distance it is often mistaken for theRoyal Tern, but may be distinguishedfrom the latter by its more robust formand less deeply forked tail. Eggs andyoung have been taken on CobbsIsland, Virginia, in July. Dr. Merrillobserved it breeding on Padre Island,near Fort Brown, Texas, in numbers of this species are saidto breed on Pelican Island in the Gulfof Mexico. The eggs vary from whiteto greenish-buff, spotted and blotchedwith brown and lilac of differentshades. The Terns furnish abundant interestwhile flying.
. Birds and nature . d graceful bird isalso known as the Imperial Tern. Ata distance it is often mistaken for theRoyal Tern, but may be distinguishedfrom the latter by its more robust formand less deeply forked tail. Eggs andyoung have been taken on CobbsIsland, Virginia, in July. Dr. Merrillobserved it breeding on Padre Island,near Fort Brown, Texas, in numbers of this species are saidto breed on Pelican Island in the Gulfof Mexico. The eggs vary from whiteto greenish-buff, spotted and blotchedwith brown and lilac of differentshades. The Terns furnish abundant interestwhile flying. They seem always to beon the wing, and always hungry. Likethe Gulls, they seize their food by dart-ing upon it, tossing it into the air andcatching it again, without pick up from the surface of thewater floating objects. They swim onthe surface, rarely diving deep. Theydart also upon fish from above, andone plows the water in flight with aknifelike beak in hopes of runningthrough a shoal of fishes. lOS. i; I /: 1 THE FLOWERING ALMOND. By Emily C. Thompson. THE Sweet, the Bitter, and theFlowering Almond arc all ofa kin and in this kinshipmany include also the Peachand the Nectarine. The FiowermgAlmond or the dwarf Almond is ashrub which early in the spring, inMarch or April, sends forth its fairrosy blossoms before its leaves aresprouted. The shrub seldom exceedsthree feet in height. The leaves arelike those of the willow, only darkerand of a more shining green. It isreally a native of Calmuck Tartary butnow is used extensively in gardens be-cause it blooms so early and can easilybe cultivated in any dry soil. The Almond tree figures in history,mythology and poetry. In the Biblewe find four references to it: Exodus25:33,34; 37:i9-2o; 17:8; :5. In this connection it is interest-ing to note that Aarons famous rodwas the shoot of an Almond mentions the Almond asflourishing in Greece. Cato also tellsus that it was grown, but as a luxury,i
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