. American birds, studied and photographed from life . Jimmy. Jiiiiiny eating from the hand of his mistress. ^. Pair of joung Shnlves or Butcher-birds. He often perilled in the pear tree. Jimmy the Butcher-bivd 117 under different circumstances he would change his bar-barous traits. Can a wild bird be civilized? Can he retain hisfreedom and yet put off his bad habits? When he beginsto hunt his own food, will he know that it is right to huntbeetles, grasshoppers, and mice, but against the law to killgoldfinches ? Jimmy was given the freedom of the back was a large apartment, and was
. American birds, studied and photographed from life . Jimmy. Jiiiiiny eating from the hand of his mistress. ^. Pair of joung Shnlves or Butcher-birds. He often perilled in the pear tree. Jimmy the Butcher-bivd 117 under different circumstances he would change his bar-barous traits. Can a wild bird be civilized? Can he retain hisfreedom and yet put off his bad habits? When he beginsto hunt his own food, will he know that it is right to huntbeetles, grasshoppers, and mice, but against the law to killgoldfinches ? Jimmy was given the freedom of the back was a large apartment, and was well screened. Somebranches were hung up to make the place look as woodsyas possible, and a special table was built for the newarrival. In two or three weeks he was able to fly quitewell, and it was decided to give him the freedom of theback yard. It was the real nature of the bird that wewanted to study, the wild bird under civilized circum-stances, but not in a cage. It did not take Jimmy long to make friends and toknow his mistress. He was awake and squealing at day-light. He fluttered at the window, an
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