. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. 274 BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE out a piece of bread, and a troop of starlings rushed to it, and one of the gulls dropped down and took possession of it, but had scarcely began tearing at It when two more gulls dropped down and the first bird, lifting his wings began scream- ing ''Hands off !'* at the others, and the others, also raising their wings, screamed their walling screams in reply. The young cow, attracted by the noise, gazed at them for a few moments, then all at once putting her head down furiously charged them. The t
. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. 274 BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE out a piece of bread, and a troop of starlings rushed to it, and one of the gulls dropped down and took possession of it, but had scarcely began tearing at It when two more gulls dropped down and the first bird, lifting his wings began scream- ing ''Hands off !'* at the others, and the others, also raising their wings, screamed their walling screams in reply. The young cow, attracted by the noise, gazed at them for a few moments, then all at once putting her head down furiously charged them. The three gulls rose up simul- taneously and floated over her and then away, leaving her standing on the spot, shaking her head in anger and disgust at their escape. A rhinoceros charging a ball of thistledown or a soap-bubble, and causing it to float aw^ay with the wind it created, would not have been a more ludicrous 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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co
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