. Un livre d'ornithologie, pour les jeunes. Embrassant des descriptions des oiseaux les plus intéressants et remarquables dans tous les pays, avec des avis particuliers d'oiseaux américains . , et est le plus fré-quently trouvé dans ces parties de lui, où la nature hasstreé ses primes avec la plus somptueuse prodigilité. Il isin les riches champs de fleurs et les forêts de la Louisiane, thatyou devrait écouter les notes merveilleuses du Mockingbird. Au début d'avril et parfois un quinzaine plus tôt, la paire d'oiseaux moquins, et construire leur nid.Cette i3 construit dans un épine solitaire, un arbre orange, un cèdre rouge, une Hol

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. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . , and is most fre-quently found in those portions of it, where nature hasstrewn her bounties with the most lavish prodigality. It isin the rich blossoming fields and forests of Louisiana, thatyou should listen to the wonderful notes of the MockingBird. In the beginning of April and sometimes a fortnightearlier, the Mocking Birds pair, and construct their nestThis i3 built in a solitary thorn-bush, an orange tree, a redcedar, a holly bush, and not unfrequently, within a smalldistance of a house, in a pear or apple tree, six or sevenfeet from the ground. It is carelessly constructed of drytwigs, weeds, straw, wool and tow, grasses and wood, andlined with fine fibrous roots disposed in a circular form. MOCKING BIRD. 19 While the female is sitting, neither cat, dog, animal nor mancan approach the nest without being attacked Different species of snakes prove very troublesome tothese birds. They climb to their nests, and generally sucktheir eggs or swallow the young. But their most formida-. ble and mortal enemy is the black snake. Whenever thisreptile is discovered, the male darts upon it with the rapidi-ty of an arrow, dexterously eluding its bite, and strikingit violently and incessantly against the head where it isvery vulnerable. The snake soon becomes sensible of itsdanger and seeks to escape; but the intrepid bird re- 20 MOCKING-BIRD. doubles his exertions, and seizes and lifts it up from theground, beating it with his wings, and when the businessis completed, he returns to his nest, mounts the summitof the bush, and pours out a torrent of song in token ofvictory. The musical powers of this bird are the most wonderfulin nature. Some naturalists have described the notes ofthe nightingale as occasionally equal to them; but Audu-bon having heard both species in confinement, and in thewild state, says that

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