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veloped in proportion to their present stage of prog- 

 ress as is that of man, and in dramatic sense and 

 resources they are hardly less gifted than man him- 

 self. Comedy and tragedy they effect with equal 

 ease, and they are clever at burlesque and panto- 

 mime. In fact there is hardly any phase of the 

 modern theatre that cannot be found in a more or 

 less highly advanced form among birds. Surely 

 they are our brothers in the arts! 



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