. Katie of birdland : an idyl of the aviary in Golden Gate Park . ously at Katies fine coat as thoughshe would have liked a contribution. The 51 Katie ofBirdland 25 % feJNHSSI Katie ofBirdland wBSi^B* ijk 3 26 ; Feeding theLittle Birds glance was not lost on my little friend. Let us move on, she said hastily. Well, good bye, then, piped a quaintlittle voice which seemed to come al-most from beneath our feet, and we sawa wee quail which was standing so still,we should not have noticed her at allif she hadn t spoken. Katie said fare-well to the tiny stranger and I learnedfrom my companion that t
. Katie of birdland : an idyl of the aviary in Golden Gate Park . ously at Katies fine coat as thoughshe would have liked a contribution. The 51 Katie ofBirdland 25 % feJNHSSI Katie ofBirdland wBSi^B* ijk 3 26 ; Feeding theLittle Birds glance was not lost on my little friend. Let us move on, she said hastily. Well, good bye, then, piped a quaintlittle voice which seemed to come al-most from beneath our feet, and we sawa wee quail which was standing so still,we should not have noticed her at allif she hadn t spoken. Katie said fare-well to the tiny stranger and I learnedfrom my companion that the quail hadshocked her family and friends by refus-ing to leave the Mandarin ducks-though her people lived on the otherside of the Aviary. Perhaps she wants to study theOrientals, I suggested. Maybe, agreed Katie, but I thinkthe real reason is that the food is moreplentiful over here. The ducks are slowand this little quail, who is very quickin her movements, can pick up moregrain than among her own kind wherethe competition is stronger. 51 Katie ofBirdland 27. Katie ofBirdland 28 Why, the mercenary little wretch!I exclaimed in disappointment. Ithought it was love for the ducks thatmade her stay here. Well, you never can tell, returnedKatie, wisely wagging her head, andthese days when the CompetitiveSystem is so strong that all the Humansare writing and speechifying about it,you cant blame a little quail for look-ing after her stomach. No, said I, that is true, but howdid you learn about the CompetitiveSystem? Oh, we birds learn a great deal ofwhat is going on in the world, repliedKatie. The sparrows and hummingbirds tell us. They are always tryingto persuade the little birds to escapefrom their cages and come out into theLarger Life, as they call it. But thelittle birds know better. They don ttrust the sparrows, who are the natu
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