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Title: Four feet, wings, and fins
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Maskell, A. E. Anderson- Mrs
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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is morn-ings Transcript an experience of a gentleman withsome humming-birds. TWO RARE VISITORS. Lempster, N. H., Aug. 15, 1878. To the Editor of the Transcript: While sit-ting at my study-table, Sunday morning last, I hearda slight rustle above, and, looking up, I saw a beau-tiful humming-bird alight on a picture in front ofme. Softly approaching the little stranger, whichseemed to be quite tame, it was easily secured.Placing it in a small bird-cage, it was found that itstiny form could slip between the bars with thegreatest ease; so cotton strands were woven betweenthem. Thinking we had got the bit of a bird se-cure, the cage was placed upon my writing-desk.Leaving the apartment for a few minutes, I found onreturning that the delicate little fellow, * Whose dim shape had quivered aboutSome sweet rich heart of a rose SO many times, had now escaped his prison and layupon the floor, quite dead. Now comes the stran-gest part of our story. On Tuesday morning the windows of this apart- 230
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The Topaz-theoated Humming-bird. THE birds concert. ment were raised, leaving the dead humming-bird ina small vase upon one of the sills. An hour or twoafterward my youngest daughter, straying into theroom, heard A hum like the eerie noiseOf an elfin spinning wheel, and, glancing around, she saw another gorgeoushumming-bird darting between the folds of the lacecurtains. This bird was probably the mate of theone that lay in its little alabaster vase upon the sill.Pet ran into the kitchen with the strange tidings,and another daughter hastened into the room and atonce secured the bird, which, like the other, did notseem a bit frightened by the contact of a carefulhand. This second pet was placed beneath a dishscreen in a large flat pan, and, as soon as flowersdusted with sugar were put under, went busily towork with its long, slim bill gathering sweets, anddid not seem the least surprised when curious littlefaces surrounded it. A deep glass dish was filledwith water and placed inside, wh

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