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And the merry call of 1.1k: Sugar-bird,
As over the maple gropes he whirred
And winged his airy flight.
The Kill dec came from the miu'sh^ brink,
The Chuck-will’s widow and Bobolink,
And the Shy-pnke, looking ready to sink
With bashfnlness and affright.

" Hoot.-hoot-to-hco! !f
The Horn-owl Hew from liis hollow tree,
Looking as wise as ,f who-but-he; ”
The Chimney Swallow anil pert Jo Rce
Skimmed merrily here and there ;
The Thrush and the Ground-bird. and Tom-tit blue,
The Meadow-lark and the Yeliow-bird, too,
The Shrike and the Kite and King-bird flew
To choose each a partner fair.

“ Coo! coo! coo!”
The W ooi-dove sang 'with a tender trill,
While soft and low from the crested hill
Came the plaintive cry of the Whip-poor-will,
And the call of the blue-winged Jay.
The Yellow hammer arrived finite late,
The Crow cawed alo'.id a1; lie: sat in state,
And each one merrily chose ;i mate
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And then what a Rood of son^ broke out!
Each bird trilled forth in a merry hunt,
With a “ Coo, coo, coo! Hoot-hoot-to-hoot!
Bobolink, bobolink, chee. chir, chink !
Piree-whee, piree-whee. ptrce-wh.ee!
Tu rc-Iu, tu-i'edul Cbee, ehee, chee, chir-r-r-ink I
HisiJiM W nii'N EY C l a r k .