Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . The Weld note of the Whip-poor-will tloats fiom the woods,—a summons to the helpof poor Will. From the woods the Hoo, hoo, hoo of the Owl startlesthe somber hours. The Owl seems to have no neck, and yet the pivot of the head is so flexible that the bird can face any point of the compass at I pleasure without turning his body. A little woman saw one for the first time in the woods at Long Pond, andrushed out frightened, saying she hadseen a cats head with wings. Somevery beautiful specimens sometimeswander here. The late Thomas ,
Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . The Weld note of the Whip-poor-will tloats fiom the woods,—a summons to the helpof poor Will. From the woods the Hoo, hoo, hoo of the Owl startlesthe somber hours. The Owl seems to have no neck, and yet the pivot of the head is so flexible that the bird can face any point of the compass at I pleasure without turning his body. A little woman saw one for the first time in the woods at Long Pond, andrushed out frightened, saying she hadseen a cats head with wings. Somevery beautiful specimens sometimeswander here. The late Thomas , of this place, while gunning,secured a splendid snowy white owl,the tip of each feather delicately tinted,and sent it to Professor Agassiz, whopronounced it a rare specimen. The Pewee loves the solitude, andbuilds high. Emerson wrote, Hitchyour wagon to a star, and this littlebird seems trying to do so with hisnest. Its note is more plaintive thanthat of the Phebe Bird, which it resem-bles. Fickle Phebe must have jilted her faithful lover,
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