Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 333
ICHOLAS ABOUT IT. THE PURPLE MARTIN. The Pixes, Montclair, N. J.Dear St. Nicholas : Early on some summer morn-ing, while out walking, you may hear a twittering likethat of rippling laughter, and looking up you see a bird,a little smaller than a robin, sailing high up in the sky.You may tell by its… … PURPLE MARTIN. the purple martin does about the most good and theleast harm. It has never been known to eat a singlebud or sprout that does good to man, while it eats allthe injurious insects. The help that the martin gives us has been recognizedall over America, for the Indians used to cut the…
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