They glean for their scanty board and return to the cold countries, of which they are Citizens, before nesting-time." "Please tell me the names of some of the birds that live here all the time," said Nat.

"Have I seen any yet ?" "I think the Bluebird, the Robin, and the Song Sparrow are Citizens," said Rap, "because last winter I used to see one of two almost every day, unless the snow and ice were very thick." "Yes," said the Doctor, "the Bluebird is a Citizen in the Middle and Southern States, and the Robin also.

But in the more northerly parts they are Summer Citizens, returning early and staying late.

But the Song Sparrow is a Citizen almost everywhere, and is known about every bushy garden from the east coast to the west, and from the cotton plantation to the land of snow." "Please tell me the names of some winter visitors," said Rap.

"Isn't the Great White Owl one of these ?" "Yes, the Snowy Owl is one of them; so is the Snowflake, who comes to us on the wings of the storm; the tiny Winter Wren, the Great Northern Shrike, and many others, who arrive when snow-tide is upon us in the temperate part of the country, after our song birds have flown to the warmer south.