. Fanciers' journal and land & water . ittle way, Goldys wings were so weak thatI liad to alight on several trees during our flight while the canarygot back his breath. 1 had never hern on the wing before myself,but I had not been confined so long as Goldy, and was youngerand tougher. We reached the dear old nest in the apple-tree at last. Motherwas sleeping on the nest. The restof the family were perched onthe branches. The whirr of our wings aroused them. I found my father, much to my surprise, alive and well. Thelast I saw of him, you remember, he was lying in the grass stun-ned, and I thou
. Fanciers' journal and land & water . ittle way, Goldys wings were so weak thatI liad to alight on several trees during our flight while the canarygot back his breath. 1 had never hern on the wing before myself,but I had not been confined so long as Goldy, and was youngerand tougher. We reached the dear old nest in the apple-tree at last. Motherwas sleeping on the nest. The restof the family were perched onthe branches. The whirr of our wings aroused them. I found my father, much to my surprise, alive and well. Thelast I saw of him, you remember, he was lying in the grass stun-ned, and I thought killed by the cruel paw of the green-eyedmonster. My mother, father, and sisters were overjoyed to see me had long supposed I was dead. Blacky was not with them, and when I inquired after her,father said he would tell me about her in the morning. Goldy was nervous, and cried bitterly of the cold. Mothershared the nest with him, which, by-the-by, contained five speckledegi_s, and we were all soon fast asleep. Padl AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, □ EVOT ED TO THE FEATHERED WORLD, THE STUDEST OF NATURE, AND THE INTERESTS OF HOME. Tekms.—$ per annnm; 4 copies,S5; 10 copies, $12; 80 copies, $ copy, 15 cents. ESTA-BLISHED m. WADE;, EdUor and Proprietor. Advektisino Tekms— cents perline; fi mos., 20 cents, 13 mos.,15 cents per line. NOTICE.—Anonymous communications not noticed. Rejected communications not returned. Manuscript 7iot preserved. Vol. IV. HARTFORD, JUNE 15, 1877. No. 6. Edijof\i/^l. Wanted.—An extra price will be paid for copies of No. 32,^ol. 3, of Kakcieiis Jouknai,. THE TLYMOUTH KOCK. The composite origin of the Plymouth Eock has beengranted. It was conceded from the outset to be the productof a cross of the Brahma or Cochin—oftcncst the latter—upon the native New England breeds. It was at first denied,however, tliat the Plymouth Rock contained Dominique blood—but the fact is now admitted by all. All ag
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