. Birds and nature . more. The boy was very soberand kept his eyes fixed constantly uponthe objects of his wonder. But it was notemotion which held him spell-bound, andwhen the birds had flown he betrayed hiswhole mental state in the question: Howdid they get that way? Mrs. Charles Norman. HEAVENLY VISITANTS. So blue the sky, for boisterously Was heard at work last night,The merry wind, Old Natures broom, Sweeping the clouds from can it be those scraps of blue On yonder naked tree,Were swept to earth, yet still of heaven They sing their pu-er-ly?That bits of snow clouds, from the pan
. Birds and nature . more. The boy was very soberand kept his eyes fixed constantly uponthe objects of his wonder. But it was notemotion which held him spell-bound, andwhen the birds had flown he betrayed hiswhole mental state in the question: Howdid they get that way? Mrs. Charles Norman. HEAVENLY VISITANTS. So blue the sky, for boisterously Was heard at work last night,The merry wind, Old Natures broom, Sweeping the clouds from can it be those scraps of blue On yonder naked tree,Were swept to earth, yet still of heaven They sing their pu-er-ly?That bits of snow clouds, from the pan So heaped with clouds fell through—Were given wings, and missing heaven, Straight to the earth they flew? Dear blue-birds, snow-birds, passing strange To meet you thus together,Springs harbinger with winters linked In crisp November weather!Two visitants from out of heaven, Perhaps celestial birthHas rendered sweet to souls like yours Chance meetings upon earth. Bessie Andrews Dana. 152 ■ i mm nmiiiyinnmirrrtrr. FROM COL. CHI. ACAO. SCIENCES. 602 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. (Phalacrocorax Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1903, BY A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO THE DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. {Phalacrocorax dilofihus.) The Double-crested Cormorant, a pairof which is shown in our illustrationwith their nest and eggs, is the commonCormorant of the eastern and middleUnited States. In that region, however,it is rarely seen excepting during its mi-grations, or as a winter visitant in thesouthern states as far north as southernIllinois and Virginia. In exceptional sea-sons it has, however, been known to passthe winter as far north as the Bay ofFundy. It nests from the states of Da-kota and Minnesota and the region ofthe Great Lakes northward. Thehabitsofthe Double-crested speciesare similar to those of the other Cormo-rants. Fish form its principle article offood. These it obtains by diving andpursuing them under water. It is astrong and rapid swimmer, as well as anexpert diver. To escape an
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