. The bird. Birds. THE BIRD AS THE LABOURER OF MAN. The " miserly agriculturist," is the accurate and kf,;^ forcible expression of Virgil. Miserly, and blind, in truth, for he proscribes the birds which destroy in- sects and protect his crops. Not a grain will he spare to the bird which, during ;) ^S' ^^ ^^le winter rains, hunted up the future insect, sought ' out the nests of the larvte, examined them, turned over evciy leaf, and daily destroyed myriads of fature cater- pillars ; but sacks of corn to the adult insects, and whole fields to the gi'asshoppers which the bird would have
. The bird. Birds. THE BIRD AS THE LABOURER OF MAN. The " miserly agriculturist," is the accurate and kf,;^ forcible expression of Virgil. Miserly, and blind, in truth, for he proscribes the birds which destroy in- sects and protect his crops. Not a grain will he spare to the bird which, during ;) ^S' ^^ ^^le winter rains, hunted up the future insect, sought ' out the nests of the larvte, examined them, turned over evciy leaf, and daily destroyed myriads of fature cater- pillars ; but sacks of corn to the adult insects, and whole fields to the gi'asshoppers which the bird would have combated ! "With his eyes fixed on the fuiTOw, on the present moment, without sight or foresight; deaf to the gi-and haiinony which no one ever interrupts with impunity, he has everywhere solicited or approved the laws which suppressed the much-needed assistant of his labour, the insect-destroying bird. And. 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 Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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