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BIRD-LIFE STORIES
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Tv.t» uiit-niaiiug- >ior;os of hir-l life avo 're
tporifJ.
1st a ASwiUW Rascn {Lvqc*} garden, & )>air of
tiiru-'ihtsi juil a puu- of blackuexis are ^nwng
:i *iagle uwu They ap]*eai 10 <i« on. the fejetici
liea terms.
In ;i>y ne.-a, \\5aeh is rather larger than
urtja), four eg^e liuvo boeh laid by .each of tlie
female birds, and developments are tie'-xig eager
ly awii?tf>3 by ihe owner of t^ie garden.
An interesting -story of & in arsh-tit, which
had & great partiality few peanuts, and "wotiJd
c-owe jiiia a rsaffl and huiil them out when
tUew wore hidden toe his bouefit, is told m
tit1; *Selborne Jtlflguiine." .
On cur occasion, he noticed liis own reflec
tion i« a minor, and, iueiead of trying to
fighi a"tx7^ible riv-ai. Yi^ itruug^VL a peaamt and
offered iv to tli>? imag-e. A* this would not
accept jI'u to^d, the niwsh-iit flew away, so
much upeet- thai he wouid not taie any food
Tliis proersK was gone tbioagh from time to
time, araa at isutf- who were responsible
fi.r "fecdirp ;.h»» M:ds« covered «]> the mirror
in ili#» ir.tcivsts oJ the gallant marsh-tit.
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