. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. Once there " ^ \\ ere two pretty young birds, as „ ^^ ^ blue as a piece of the sky. They ; c^-c;,.:. thought they would keep house togetlie}- -tjar v '-"** in the limb of a tree. Their family name ~"^^;^_^^ was Gnat-Snap- per; but they were not in the * least related to the Snap-dragons or Snapping-turtles. In fact, you never saw a sweeter, gayer pair in all the days of your life. Their nest was very neat, and the three eggs in it were white, with a pink blush all over them, l
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. Once there " ^ \\ ere two pretty young birds, as „ ^^ ^ blue as a piece of the sky. They ; c^-c;,.:. thought they would keep house togetlie}- -tjar v '-"** in the limb of a tree. Their family name ~"^^;^_^^ was Gnat-Snap- per; but they were not in the * least related to the Snap-dragons or Snapping-turtles. In fact, you never saw a sweeter, gayer pair in all the days of your life. Their nest was very neat, and the three eggs in it were white, with a pink blush all over them, like the blush that lies on apple- blossoms. " How pleasant it is to have a home of our own! " said the bird- wife, looking at the eggs, with a twinkle in her Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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