. Juvenile Instructor . hers of the back, scapulars, and tertails. borderedwith buff; black on the head and neck finely mottled with buff. Length ; wing ; culmen ; tarsus and larvre. is usually ,s:leanerl from thesurface of shallow water or fromaquatic plants where of course it ex-ists in ofreater abundance than in thedenths. Its nest may consist merely of as1is;ht depression in sand or on weteround, or of a bulkv sfrass affairplaced suffcientlv hig^h that the eggsare dry. The three or four eggs arebuff or olive brown, thickly spottedwith dark brown. If the nest be en- fangf
. Juvenile Instructor . hers of the back, scapulars, and tertails. borderedwith buff; black on the head and neck finely mottled with buff. Length ; wing ; culmen ; tarsus and larvre. is usually ,s:leanerl from thesurface of shallow water or fromaquatic plants where of course it ex-ists in ofreater abundance than in thedenths. Its nest may consist merely of as1is;ht depression in sand or on weteround, or of a bulkv sfrass affairplaced suffcientlv hig^h that the eggsare dry. The three or four eggs arebuff or olive brown, thickly spottedwith dark brown. If the nest be en- fangfered the birds manifest their anx-iet\- with piteous cries of distress ut-tere^I while flvin,o- close by. The breeding- ran?e of himantopusinexicanus extends from Florida, ther)ahaiTias. Louisiana and Mexico toCalifornia, OreQ:on. Utah. Coloradonnd Kansas. Ttwinters from the WestIndies, Louisiana, Texas and LowerCalifornia to Brazil. Peru and Gala-pasfos. It is very seldom seen east ofthe Missiisipiii nortll of Glad Tidings B\ Minnie Ivcrson-HodappII A GREAT GIFT FREE TO ALL You like to give gifts and receivethem, too. Most of us do. Over on the Hawaiian , ihepeople have a delightful way of mak-in,g wreaths for each other. Offeringthe flowers, they say(, Aloha Oewhich means Love to you. Is notthis a sweet custom? Oh ves, there are many ways ofgift-giving in this good, old world ofours. The best of many things weenjov are free to all. The air webreathe, the sunshine that makes oiuday, the silvery stars at night, themountains grand, the blue of sea an 1sky, the tinted rain-bow, the spriu-jr-time flowers—are not these free toall? They come to us even withoutour asking. Then, too, let us not for-get to mention those nearer, humantreasures: Mothers love and Fathers care,Prothers strong, and sisters fair. .And now we shall talk togelhe;-about a gift which is above all raroand claims our choicest thoughts. Per-haps you have thou,ght of it before,perhaps not. .yway,
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