. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers . us tints of green and pink as the fairy THE WATER FAIRY 37 darted or glided about, and certain sunny spots in thepool were distinctly pearly lustred by their was like a strangely fashioned palpitating opal dis-solving before ones eyes, and the incessant waving ac-companiment of the gliding feathery scarlet fringe bywhich the swimmer propelled itself was beautiful be-yond description. I brought home several specimensin a bottle for my aquarium, but they were too fragilefor such treatment, and all
. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers . us tints of green and pink as the fairy THE WATER FAIRY 37 darted or glided about, and certain sunny spots in thepool were distinctly pearly lustred by their was like a strangely fashioned palpitating opal dis-solving before ones eyes, and the incessant waving ac-companiment of the gliding feathery scarlet fringe bywhich the swimmer propelled itself was beautiful be-yond description. I brought home several specimensin a bottle for my aquarium, but they were too fragilefor such treatment, and all perished in a few moments. I made a little sketch in my note-book from memory,simply to aid me in identifying my fairy. It is only ahint, but with my descriptive memoranda made at thetime I had little difficulty in naming my specimen. Itis the Fairy Shrimp {Branchippns vcrnalis), under whichtitle my reader may find out all about the beautifulcreature. Those who live in the country should notmiss a fairy-hunt during the coming week. The Bran-cliippus is a gem indeed for any APRIL BIRDS April 2ist
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