marks of veneration.

The Pipe. The Snipe.

[Illustration: The Pipe. The Snipe.]

Observe the hybrid Indian Pipe,
Likewise the high-bred English Snipe,
Who is distinguished, as we see,
By his superior pedigree.

[Illustration:
Two crosses botonny
Bend sinister]

[Illustration:
Fess Argent
Mantlets Sable]

The Jay. The Bay.

[Illustration: The Jay. The Bay.]

The Blue Jay, as we clearly see,
Is so much like the green Bay tree
That one might say the only clue,
Lies in their dif-fer-ence of hue,
And if you have a color sense,
You'll see at once this difference.

The Gent-ians. The Lady-bird.

[Illustration: The Gent-ians. The Lady-bird.]

The reason why this beetle gay,
Is called the Lady-bird, they say,
Is just because he wastes his hours,
In running after pretty flowers,
Who, quite regardless of conventions,
Most openly invite attentions.
(And hence are aptly termed the Gent-ians.)

Puffin. Nuffin.

[Illustration: Puffin. Nuffin.]

Upon this cake of ice is perched,
The paddle-footed Puffin:
To find his double I have searched,
But have discovered--Nuffin'.

The Bee. The Beet. The Beetle.

[Illustration: The Bee. The Beet. The Beetle.]

Good Mr. Darwin once contended
That Beetles were from Bees descended,
And as my pictures show I think
The Beet must be the missing link.
The sugar-beet and honey-bee
Supply the Beetle's pedigree:
The family is now complete,--
The Bee, the Beetle and the Beet.

The Bunny. The Tunny.

[Illustration: The Bunny. The Tunny.]

The superficial naturalists have often been misled,
By failing to discriminate between the tail and head:
It really is unfortunate such carelessness prevails,
Because the Bunnies have their heads where Tunnies have their tails.

The Puss. The Octo-pus.

[Illustration: The Puss. The Octo-pus.]

The Octopus or Cuttle-fish!
I'm sure that none of us would wish
To have him scuttle 'round the house,
Like Puss, when she espies a mouse:
When _you_ secure your house-hold pet,
Be very sure you do not get
The Octopus, or there may be
Domestic in-_felis_-ity.

The Eel. The Eelephant.

[Illustration: The Eel. The Eelephant.]

The marked aversion which we feel,
When in the presence of the Eel,
Makes many view with consternation,
The Elephant's front ele-vation.
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