. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . iliated so entirely, that it was hisregular custom to resort to the fire-side as soon as itgrew dark, and spend the evening and night with histwo associates, sitting close by them, and partaking ofthe comforts of a warm fire-side. As soon as springappeared, he left off coming to the house, and betookhimself to the garden •, but on the approach of winter,he had recourse to his old shelter and his old friends,who received him very cordially. Security was produc-tive of insolence ; what was at first obtained with cau-tion, was afterwar
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . iliated so entirely, that it was hisregular custom to resort to the fire-side as soon as itgrew dark, and spend the evening and night with histwo associates, sitting close by them, and partaking ofthe comforts of a warm fire-side. As soon as springappeared, he left off coming to the house, and betookhimself to the garden •, but on the approach of winter,he had recourse to his old shelter and his old friends,who received him very cordially. Security was produc-tive of insolence ; what was at first obtained with cau-tion, was afterwards taken without reserve: he fre-quently amused himself with washing in the bowl whichwas set for the dog to drink out of, and while he wasthus employed, he shewed marks of the greatest indigna-tion if either of his companions presumed to interrupthim. He died in the asylum he had chosen, beingchoaked with something he had picked up from the his confinement, crumbs of wheaten bread werehis principal food, which he preferred to any thing 322 BRITISH BIRDS.
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