. Bird-lore . most entreating : Phcbc Phebe. (and yet more near),Phche / Phcbc ! it kept repeating ! I gave up the search, when, not far away, I saw the wingd sprite thro the green-brier peeping,With a Phebe! Phebe I that seemed to say,I told you so ! and my promise Im keeping. Youll know me again, when you meet me you come in December or Maytime : Ive a dee, dee, dee. for the W^inters ear, And a Phcbc: Phcbc! for Spring and Playtime! * March i, 1856.—I hear several times the fine drawn Phe-be note of the Chickadee, which I heardonly once during the winter.— Early Spring in Massac
. Bird-lore . most entreating : Phcbc Phebe. (and yet more near),Phche / Phcbc ! it kept repeating ! I gave up the search, when, not far away, I saw the wingd sprite thro the green-brier peeping,With a Phebe! Phebe I that seemed to say,I told you so ! and my promise Im keeping. Youll know me again, when you meet me you come in December or Maytime : Ive a dee, dee, dee. for the W^inters ear, And a Phcbc: Phcbc! for Spring and Playtime! * March i, 1856.—I hear several times the fine drawn Phe-be note of the Chickadee, which I heardonly once during the winter.— Early Spring in Massachusetts.—Thorkau. Matins BY ROSA MEYERS MUMMA As sable night fades into soft rose tint,Through leafy aisles slow filters daylights glint ;From green tree arch is faintly heard the callWhich summons quickly feathered choir allTo Natures vast cathedral, where in songUnite the worshippers, a feathered harmonies pour forth from each bird throat !A morning prayer ascends with each clear note. (77). Home-Life in a Chimney BY MARY F. DAY EAR BOONTON, N. J., it was my good fortune lastsummer to have the exceptional opportunity of watch-ing closely the rearing of a family of Chimney Swifts,p^^, •irt^^aMKr «. .. The nest was built opposite and slightly above an*■ ♦-■-^ --— opening in the chimney designed for the insertion of a stovepipe. The opening was about two feet fromthe floor of a second-story room in the house where Ispent the summer. When discovered, the nest was only partially com-pleted, so it was necessary to exercise care, lest thebirds become alarmed and choose a more secluded spot. To guardagainst disturbance to them, a black cloth was hung over the openingin such a way that it could be carefully and noiselessly lifted duringperiods of observation. Although the room was used as a bedcham-ber throughout the summer, the Swifts never seemed to be annoyed bythe close proximity of their human neighbors. They were of a trust-ful disposition, and soon
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