210 JOTTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



as Darwin and Wallace ; whilst the portrayal of 

 these beautiful objects of her handiwork has risen 

 to the dignity of Art in the sense of its fullest and 

 broadest meaning. The stereotyped studies of 

 "stags" and "dead game" are well-nigh exhausted. 

 They do not satisfy the demands of a nature-loving 

 public. There is too much sameness in their 

 treatment ; many other objects of the animal world, 

 especially in the kingdom of the Birds, more 

 beautiful, more interesting, and more effective, await 

 the artist's skill, which will draw together in still 

 closer bonds of unity the realm of Nature with the 

 realm of Art. 



