. American birds, studied and photographed from life . large white grub—surely a prize for any bird. But, alas 1For all her prowess her spouse darted at her as if inmadness, while she, trembling in terror, retreated down thelimb and through the bushes. For a few moments itseemed as if the wren household was to be wrecked. Iwas tempted to take the mothers part against such crueltreatment, as she quivered through the fern on flutteringwing toward me, but at that moment, as if thoroughly sub-dued, she yielded up the bug to the father. This was thebone of contention. A domestic battle had been fou
. American birds, studied and photographed from life . large white grub—surely a prize for any bird. But, alas 1For all her prowess her spouse darted at her as if inmadness, while she, trembling in terror, retreated down thelimb and through the bushes. For a few moments itseemed as if the wren household was to be wrecked. Iwas tempted to take the mothers part against such crueltreatment, as she quivered through the fern on flutteringwing toward me, but at that moment, as if thoroughly sub-dued, she yielded up the bug to the father. This was thebone of contention. A domestic battle had been fought,and he had won. The scolding ceased. Both seemed sat-isfied. Mounting to the tree-top, the little mother pouredforth such a flood of sweet song as rarely strikes humanear. From that moment she seemed a different wren, re-leased from all care and worry. Her entire time was spentIn search for bugs. Each return was heralded by the high-sounding trill from the tree-top, and her husband whirledout of the tangled vines to take the morsel she
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