. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 540 MY GARDEN. by means of its long tongue, to steal the food from the one in the upper cage. The length of tongue reminded me of the chameleon, though the woodpecker took its food slowly, and not with the rapid dart of the chameleon. Why the Woodpecker should be called unlucky is not very apparent; nevertheless the bard sings:—. " Teque nee laevus vetet ire picus, Nee vaga ;—Horace, Ode 27. An occasional Jay [Corvus glandarius, fig. 1159) has been seen,
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 540 MY GARDEN. by means of its long tongue, to steal the food from the one in the upper cage. The length of tongue reminded me of the chameleon, though the woodpecker took its food slowly, and not with the rapid dart of the chameleon. Why the Woodpecker should be called unlucky is not very apparent; nevertheless the bard sings:—. " Teque nee laevus vetet ire picus, Nee vaga ;—Horace, Ode 27. An occasional Jay [Corvus glandarius, fig. 1159) has been seen, but they are more commonly resident in large woods, where they are destructive to the eggs of birds. Magpies {Pica caudata, fig. 1160) have been observed in my grounds, but they are scarce throughout the district. They are charming, active birds for pets. One which used to breakfast with me every morning was always Fig. intent upon securing the butter; and when I resided in the Bank of England, a pet I had then used to get into the offices and hide the pens and upset the ink. Another great amusement of his was to pull the dog's tail when he was asleep, and hop away before he could be caught. Jackdaws [Corvus monedula, fig. 1161) abound, and are sometimes troublesome, as they come in flocks when the gar- deners are at dinner, and in a few minutes devour a whole crop of peas. We have the Carrion Crow {Corvus cor one, ^g. \\^2). A few fig. Hooded Crows [Corvus comix), formerly considered to be sacred to. 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 Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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