... with their olarionots might dlieconrse sweeter music, and yet where, as Anderson flattered himself, ani justly, the natural notes of my rarn's horn sometimes excited to higher rapture the shout of liberty. Mr. GOlfillan may he congratulated on this ...

... I he had no intention of remaining in the position of I weavers, spinners, and twisters. When Louis Haye's | short good.natured note had come, telling him of the I chance there was, and saying that he had epoken for him, I but offering no great hopes of ...

... and spreading out its tail in the most graceful manner, and alter- ing his various cries, sometimes pouring forth his natural notes, at others mocking those of other birds, and even the howling of the Dingo dog. A closely-allied form from Port Phillip ...

... that had been frequently addressed to it by its mistress. This bird did not sing like other canaries, but in lieu of its natural notes continually repeated, Pretty Dick, pretty Dick, pretty little Dickie ; kiss, kiss, kiss, pretty little Dickie; and this ...

... that the competitor's age is correctly stated. BIRDS AND THEIR WAYS. An amusing incident, writes 'Mr. J. E. Whiting in Nature Notes,was witnessed by afriend, who,like my- self, is interested in anything relating to natural history. Whilst working at ...

... | THE CHILDREN'S HOUR. arn BY UNCLE OLDMAN. an _ ?? Tn the current number of Nature Notes, the maga-i zinc of the Selborne Society-a society which bas much Ri in common with our own Guild of Gentlenes5-th0 in' editor writes an article under the title ...

... we are told of the late Sir Eihard Owen. An intense affection for animals and birds, says a writer in this month's Nature Notes, was a lead- ing characteristic of the great naturalist who was taken from us at a ripe old are shortly before Christ ...

... afternoon's Walk in Spring, t A STRAY PIGEON. a ' Early in the 'month of February. 1892, says a corre. a spondent of Nature Notes, a pigeon was observed o flying about the 'back of my hnuse, not going away, I I but occasionally alighting on the roof ...

... tramsgressed the rule > Write on one side of the paper only. Will they a kindly note for future guidance i ITEMS. (From Nature Notes.) GaEN3iiSITY IN A DOG. A striking instance of this is to be found in the n° behaviour of our beautiful black retriever ...

... used whole in the same way, ILS done three days for b a family of 11, with a guest on the first day. Y, ITEMS9. ti (From Nature Notes.) t .A F'RIENnl IN NEED. Mrs. Eyre Matebtlrm, of Salisbary, seoids us the fol- is lowing anecdote which sho has lately ...

... remote BE corner of the roolu. hI Our informant was so impressed by the little ccene at that he sent an account of It to Nature Notes. We have a dog who, evidently, was badly brought pi up, and seems to serve as all example of the immoral ti instinet in ...

... kindliness and n helpfulness which maniwy 6ane People would do well to r iimitate. If (To be continued.) ITEMS. [From Nature Notes. '1 S SRAicE PLAYMATES.-IO 3 field near my garden a ow and sheep live in a close ooin1paniulsliip. 'lbs sheep 0was brought ...