Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2

No plaintive notes, we ween, are thine;
They gurgle like a royal wine;
They cheer, rejoice, they quite outshine
Thy neighbor’s voice, tho’ it’s divine.

Free as the circumambient air
Do thou remain, a perfect pair,
To come once more when Proserpine
Shall swell the buds of tree and vine.

    – C. C. M.

THE RED BIRD

Is it because he wears a red hat,
That we call him the Cardinal Bird?
Or is it because his voice is so rich
That scarcely a finer is heard?

’Tis neither, but this – I’ve guessed it, I’m sure —
His dress is a primary color of Nature.
It blends with the Oriole’s golden display,
And the garment of Blue Bird completes the array.

    – C. C. M.

TESTIMONIALS

    Frankfort. Ky., February 3, 1897.

W. J. Black, Vice-President,

Chicago, Ill.

Dear Sir: I have a copy of your magazine entitled “Birds,” and beg to say that I consider it one of the finest things on the subject that I have ever seen, and shall be pleased to recommend it to county and city superintendents of the state.

    Very respectfully,
    W. J. Davidson,
    State Superintendent Public Instruction.

    San Francisco, Cal., January 27, 1897.

W. J. Black, Esq.,

Chicago, Ill.

Dear Sir: I am very much obliged for the copy of “Birds” that has just come to hand. It should be in the hands of every primary and grammar teacher. I send herewith copy of “List of San Francisco Teachers.”

    Very respectfully,
    M. Babcock.

    Lincoln, Neb., February 9, 1897.

W. J. Black,

Chicago, Ill.

Dear Sir: The first number of your magazine, “Birds,” is upon my desk. I am highly pleased with it. It will prove a very serviceable publication – one that strikes out along the right lines. For the purpose intended, it has, in my opinion, no equal. It is clear, concise, and admirably illustrated.

    Very respectfully,
    W. R. Jackson,
    State Superintendent Public Instruction.

    North Lima, Ohio, February 1, 1897.

Mr. W. E. Watt,

Dear Sir: Sample copy of “Birds” received. All of the family delighted with it. We wish it unbounded success. It will be an excellent supplement to “In Birdland” in the Ohio Teachers’ Reading Circle, and I venture Ohio will be to the front with a good subscription list. I enclose list of teachers.

    Very truly,
    C. M. L. Altdoerffer,
    Township Superintendent.

    Milwaukee, January 30, 1897.

Nature Study Publishing Company,

227 Dearborn Street, Chicago.

Gentlemen: I acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of your publication, “Birds,” with accompanying circulars. I consider it the best on the subject in existence. I have submitted the circulars and publication to my teachers, who have nothing to say but praise in behalf of the monthly.

    Julius Torney,
    Principal 2nd Dist. Primary School, Milwaukee, Wis.