BIRDS AND ALL NATURE. ILLUSTRATED BY COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY. VOL. VII. MARCH, 1900. NO. 3. CONTENTS. Page THE ENGLISH SPARROW. 97 THE PEACOCK. 98 THE SONG OF THE LARK. 101 THE HERALD OF SPRING. 102 MARCH. 103 TAMING BIRDS. 103 THE WILLOW PTARMIGAN. 107 ANIMAL PETS IN SCHOOL. 108 BAILEY'S DICTIONARY. 109 STELLER'S JAY. 110 LINEN FABRICS. 113 THE SYCAMORE WARBLER. 116 THE RUDDY DUCK. 119 WINGS. 119 I KNOW NOT WHY. 119 THE BRAVE BOAR. 120 GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TEACHER. 121 THE MUSKRAT. 122 "NOT A SPARROW FALLETH." 125 THE TREATING OF WHITEY. 127 THE POPPY. 128 THE PRIMROSE. 134 THE EGRET'S YOUNG. 137 SPONGES. 138 COMMON MINERALS AND VALUABLE ORES. 139 THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 143 THE ENGLISH SPARROW. F. S. PIXLEY. You may talk about th' nightingale, th' thrush 'r medder lark, 'R any other singin' bird that came from Noah's ark; But of all feathered things thet fly, from turkey-buzzard down, Give me the little sparrer, with his modest coat o' brown. I'll admit that in th' springtime, when th' trees 're gettin' green, When again th' robin red-breast 'nd th' bluebird first 're seen; When the bobolink 'nd blackbird from th' southland reappear, 'Nd the crow comes back t' show us that th' spring is really here-- I'll admit that in the _springtime_, when the groves with music ring, Natur' handicaps th' sparrer; he was never taught to sing; But he sounds th' Maker's praises in his meek 'nd lowly way; 'Nd tho' other birds come back at times, _he_ never goes away. There's a cert'in sort o' people thet, when th' skies 're bright, Will hang around 'nd talk about their friendship day 'nd night; But if things cloudy up a bit 'nd fortune seems t' frown, They're sure t' be th' first t' kick a feller when he's down. So when the summer skies 're bright it's easy 'nough t' sing; But when it's cold 'nd rains 'r snows it's quite a diff'rent thing. In autumn, when th' nippin' frosts drive other birds away, Th' sparrer is th' only one with nerve enough t' stay.