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STOJ^IES ABOUT BIRDS. 



He is very tame and sociable, and rather likes to be in our company. 

 And he is handsome to look at in his glossy plumage of grey, black, and 



WAGTAILS. 



white, all blended together ; and he has a brisk ^\•ay of walking, or rather 

 skimming about with very light footsteps, as if he trod on air. 



