APRIL. 145
I come, like a hope to a gloomy breast 145
THE CURASSOW. 146
SOME NOTABLE NESTS. 149
THE BLACKBIRD’S SONG. 151
A GOLDEN EAGLE. 152
THE HARLEQUIN DUCK. (_Histrionicus histrionicus._) 155
AN ORCHARD BIRD-WAY. 156
THE CANADA GROUSE. (_Dendragapus canadensis._) 158
DO PLANTS HAVE INSTINCT. 162
Still winter holds the frozen ground
and fast the streams with ice are bound
164
THE DOVEKIE. (_Alle alle._) 167
As flying ever westward Night’s shadows swiftly glide 167
THE SONG SPARROW’S APPEAL. 168
THE WITCH IN THE CREAM. A TRUE STORY. 169
THE BEAVER. 170
PAU-PUK-KEEWIS AND THE BEAVERS. 174
What rosy pearls, bright zoned or striped! 175
SNAILS OF THE OCEAN. 176
THE LEMON. 182
TWO WRENS. 185
WHEN SPRING COMES. 188
CUBEBS. (_Piper cubeba L._) 191
A TREE-TOP TOWN. 192