. Bird notes . s ago, when my cock Nightingale killedmy cock Redstart, I added jet another paving-stoneto the Infernal Regions by determining never to getanother. And yet here I am with a pair! Some people say that the Redstart is timid: Ishould say that he is particularly fearless. He hopson to the food-saucer with the sort of look, I shouldimagine, that that historic character must have wornwho is said to have remarked, Fear! who is he? Ihave never met him ! He is always exquisitely groomed, never a featherout of place. He reminds me of a husband I onceread about—I never expect to meet him—w
. Bird notes . s ago, when my cock Nightingale killedmy cock Redstart, I added jet another paving-stoneto the Infernal Regions by determining never to getanother. And yet here I am with a pair! Some people say that the Redstart is timid: Ishould say that he is particularly fearless. He hopson to the food-saucer with the sort of look, I shouldimagine, that that historic character must have wornwho is said to have remarked, Fear! who is he? Ihave never met him ! He is always exquisitely groomed, never a featherout of place. He reminds me of a husband I onceread about—I never expect to meet him—who, whenhe was asked why he was always so scrupulously neat 25 in his dress, when he expected no company, madethis reply : Because, said he, there is one woman inthe world who is obliged to receive me in any Mr. Redstart thinks the same of his soberlittle Puritan wife, who always so modestly keeps inthe background. He must give a lot of time everyday to keep, what an old woman I knew called, a. REDSTART. From a Male in Mi: Maxwells Aviary. extrj particular going one. There is only one timein the day when Mr. Redstart gets a bit sulky : it iswhen his little partner slips away with a fat meal-worm ; then he looks as grouty as King Ahab whenhe turned his face to the wall and would eat no bread. The song of the Redstart is nothing very special,but sometimes he will open out a little, perhaps toshew, Todgers-like, he can do it when he likes. 26 I only wish my readers could see my beautifulRedstarts to-day: I am sure they will never believemere words. I feel in writing about their lovelinessjust what the Swiss guide did, who had been to stayat a grand place in the West of England, owned byone of his patrons. Nils (that was the guides name)was never tired of telling, but not to his compatriots. It is no good me telling dem what I see in England,he would ruefully remark, dey only tiuk me a liar ! People often say to me, Oh, how nice it must be,Mr. Farrar, to keep thos
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