. Birds and nature . the days grew into weeks Mr. TurkeyGobbler seemed to realize it, too, and de-cided to put up with widowhood no long-er. So he visited a neighboring farmand enticed a good-natured lady turkeyto return with him to his home. Thepatient, lawful wife, hatching her eggs,could do nothing about it. Her placewas on the nest, and although doubtlessher breast was ruffled with waves of jealousy, she had no means of avengingherself. But the day of retributive jus-tice was surely and swiftly a great commotion in the barn-yard one morning soon after the newtur
. Birds and nature . the days grew into weeks Mr. TurkeyGobbler seemed to realize it, too, and de-cided to put up with widowhood no long-er. So he visited a neighboring farmand enticed a good-natured lady turkeyto return with him to his home. Thepatient, lawful wife, hatching her eggs,could do nothing about it. Her placewas on the nest, and although doubtlessher breast was ruffled with waves of jealousy, she had no means of avengingherself. But the day of retributive jus-tice was surely and swiftly a great commotion in the barn-yard one morning soon after the newturkey had been introduced to the fowls,the householder hurried out to investi-gate. There he found a strange turkeycock thrashing with all his might ofclaw, wing and beak the robber of hisnest and affections, after which he proud-ly walked off with his mate, leaving thedefeated and disloyal bird to make peaceas best he could with her of whom hewas not worthy. Fanny Skelton Bissell. 210 libraryUNIVERSITY Of ILLINOIS mm. FROM COL. CMI. ACAD SCIENCES 452 COPYBIGHT 1901, BV «. W. MUMfORD, CMICASO. THE CHIPPING SPARROW. {Spizella socialis.) The Chipping Sparrow visits the tem-perate regions of Eastern North Americaat that time of the year of which the poetTennyson has said: Now fades the last long streak of snow,Now bourgeons every maze of quickAbout the flowering squares, and thick By ashen rootes the violets blow. With the advancing seasons it passesstill farther northward, till at last someof these birds have established theirhomes in Newfoundland and SouthernCanada. They nest and rear their youngfrom the Gulf States to the northern lim-its of their range. Mr. Chapman has truthfully said:The Chippy is among sparrows whatthe phcebe is among flycatchers—thehumblest, most unassuming member ofits family. Both show trustfulness,which, in spite of their unattractive ap-pearance and far from pleasing voices,win our affection. Few of our feathered friends are moreconfiding or will show
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