... attuned to the full compass and power of the nightingale. The effect was most pleasing, although of course not equal to tlft natural notes of this bird, not one of which he many birds are almost, if not entirely, Amativft and, in default ol hearing the parent ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Penrith, May 4. ti Dear Uncle Oldman,-In reading over the Bishop w of Wakefield's account of the incident he relates in go Nature Notes of sympathy shown by birds to | birds, I have had brought to my mind a circumstance that came under my notice some years ...

... illustration of the tender affection for each hta displayed by monkeys, Mr. Robert Mforley relates tbe following incident in Nature 'Notes:-- A friend of mine, a native of India, was sitting in his garden, admiring the ripe fruit that hung from the trees, when ...

... 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 ...

... unaided work sE the competitor. The last day for sending hi papere for this competition is November kir Oh ITEMS. (Frou F Nature Notes. ) TOUITrS. A pair of torntits this summer built their nest on a lamp-post in one of the principal roads in Ilartford ...

... 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 ...