Category: Poetry
FEBRUARY. 49 THE BLUE-HEADED VIREO. (_Vireo solitarius._) 50 BOOK AND MRS. OYSTER 53 THE CALIFORNIAN THRASHER. (_Harporhynchus redivivus._) 59 WINTER’S SECRET. 60 A QUEER PARTNERSHIP. 61 THE BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD. (_Selasphorus platycercus._) 62 A BIRD THAT HUNG HIMSELF. 65...
O, hark to the brown thrush! Hear how he sings! Now he pours the dear pain of his gladness! What a gush! And from out what golden springs! What a rage of how sweet madness!
1. Part 1FEBRUARY. 49 THE BLUE-HEADED VIREO. (_Vireo solitarius._) 50 BOOK AND MRS. OYSTER 53 THE CALIFORNIAN THRASHER. (_Harporhynchus redivivus._) 59 WINTER’S SECRET. 60 A QUEER PARTNE...
3. Part 3The red crossbill is a similar bird to the redpoll, but is larger and has the two mandibles of his bill crossed, by the means of which he extracts the seeds from the pine cones....
4. Part 4Basanite is also known as Lydian stone or touchstone on account of its use for trying the purity of metals. Its value for this purpose depends on its hardness, peculiar grain an...
5. Part 5The organist tanager of San Domingo is purplish black, with forehead, rump and underparts yellow, and a cap of blue. Its tones are said to be extremely rich and full. But if our...