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STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 



pushed out to a great distance. There is a horny kind of plate at the 

 end of it. 



He is not so noisy as the rest of his tribe, and when he flies he makes no 

 sound. His note is a low plaintive whistle, and the slightest wound kills him. 

 He does not live in company like his relations the parrots ; only two or 

 three black cockatoos are seen together, and they are not at all common. 





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THE BRUSH TURKEY. 



There is a large family of birds, called scratchcrs, some of which are of the 

 utmost use to mankind. Their flesh is wholesome, and forms an agreeable 

 article of diet, and their eggs are a staple article of food. 



This very useful class of birds includes, as you will at once perceive, the 

 fowls that peck about the farmyard, and that are sold in the market daily ; 

 and it comprises turkeys, pheasants, grouse, and many more. 



