Word: robin
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Tremont - Robin Hood...
...trained himself to observe nature with great fidelity, and especially to study the habits of birds. He is most of all interested in the birds of New England, and whenever he is afforded an opportunity of studying the love-song of the bittern, or of watching the red-breasted robin, he is thoroughly happy. The power of minute observation which is every-where displayed - be it in discussing "The Coming of the Birds," or "The Equinoctial on the Dunes, "The Couquest of Pegan Hill," or "Chocoroa" and its valleys, - reminds one of Thoreau, in its closeness and accurateness...
...students," remarks the New York Tribune, "are energetically cultivating their literary tastes. Lippincott is about to print a novel entitled 'Forever and a Day,' by one of the undergraduates, while another of the class of '84 has a volume of poems in press. 'A Tallahasee Girl,' of the Round Robin series, is reported to be the work of a third student...
...Tallahassee Girl" will be the next issue in the Round Robin Series...