. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. JOSIE AND HIS PIGEOK Did you ever see a ruff-necked pigeon? When Josie was six years old his Aunt Margaret brought him one, and Josie named him Billy. He had a ring of feathers round his neck, which looked like the collars we see in old pictures. Aunt Margaret cut the ends off the long feathers on Billy's left wing, so that when he tried to fly he went round and round, but. could not get over the fence. By and by the feathers grew out long again, and then Billy flew up on Mr. Davidson's barn, a
. Four feet, two feet, and no feet; or, Furry and feathery pets, and how they live. Animal behavior. JOSIE AND HIS PIGEOK Did you ever see a ruff-necked pigeon? When Josie was six years old his Aunt Margaret brought him one, and Josie named him Billy. He had a ring of feathers round his neck, which looked like the collars we see in old pictures. Aunt Margaret cut the ends off the long feathers on Billy's left wing, so that when he tried to fly he went round and round, but. could not get over the fence. By and by the feathers grew out long again, and then Billy flew up on Mr. Davidson's barn, and would not let the children catch him any more. Mr. Davidson has chickens, and Billy flies down and helps them eat the crumbs and scraps that are thrown out to them every day. But he did something worse than this last summer. The chickens had a pan of fresh water every day to drink, but Billy would fly down and bathe in the pan. Was not he a bold fellow?. 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 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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