. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. Tin ILUE-TlIKOxVTEJ) '. 297 a I'obin, to iiiv l!(l to tllC J,T(IUH(l , of fat oi. u by wliicli the oa^lc's a1)oilo at If llobiii esoa))cil lally eiitored the whicli ii toucan ol»in, iiiontioiKMl tlie i,.^ I'roia it while iu icy f)r sugar has 1' of tht'sc Itiriu'd, lii'iiiyiiHr they WL'K! taken I wliilo, between the sweet fooil. as a means of r with the birds Hise wbieh was singular energy, enty of its own igato to liiniself ndividuals fmni ^â y approaeh too f
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. Tin ILUE-TlIKOxVTEJ) '. 297 a I'obin, to iiiv l!(l to tllC J,T(IUH(l , of fat oi. u by wliicli the oa^lc's a1)oilo at If llobiii esoa))cil lally eiitored the whicli ii toucan ol»in, iiiontioiKMl tlie i,.^ I'roia it while iu icy f)r sugar has 1' of tht'sc Itiriu'd, lii'iiiyiiHr they WL'K! taken I wliilo, between the sweet fooil. as a means of r with the birds Hise wbieh was singular energy, enty of its own igato to liiniself ndividuals fmni ^â y approaeh too fy liusb, or in a k'o seen tlie nest link, and jilawd est, or leaves it branches until nliar with man, his care. The )nd description, garden. langing against in the side of a birds being not fhonipsoii gives Jccurred. In a rds eoiistrueteil loderately high liar a]iiieai'anee lilack hair; on h'uves. ^^â llea stead of living id waited there returned to its iuecess foi' Die lent; after the Redbreast had deserted tlie lower story, a bird of this Hjieoiesâdoubthiss the same iiuiividualâvisited it daily, and was as often expelled. My friend, finding its expulsion of no avail, for it continued to return, had recourse to a novel and rather comical expf'dieiit. Having a short time befine n ceived a eollectiou oi' stnlfed Asiatic (juadiupeds, he seU'Cted the most fierce-looking earnivoia, and ]ilaeed them at tiie o])en window, which Ihey nearly iilled u]), ho].ing that their formidable aspect might d ter the bird from future iiinress. It^was not, however, to be so frightened 'from its pror ietv,' but made its ciifrce as usual. The walls of the room, the tables in it, and nearly "the entire lloor, were occniiied liy these stufl'ed (luadruiieds. The perseverance of the Jtobin was at length rewarded by a free permission to have its own w ay, when, as if in detiance of the ruse that was practised it, the place chosen for the nest was the head of a shark which hung on the w
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