THE NEW STUDY OF BIRDS 



using the very weeds for firewood. The most 

 conservative and optimistic of us must admit that 

 every twenty -four hours the bird life of the world is 

 more curtailed and reduced. In a terribly short 

 time there will remain on earth only those birds 

 living in preserves and zoos, together with the few 

 species which can adapt themselves to the 

 devastating onrush of civilization. 



And in those sad days the one-half of one per- 

 centers will answer as did the Queen who had 

 drowned all her lovers, to the question of 

 Ackazarpses : 



"Illustrious Lady, you will sleep to-night?" 



*'Yes. I shall sleep sweetly." 



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