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selfish during the winter months. Instead of two of 

 them feeding together Uke brothers from a piece of 

 food large enough to make a meal for fifty members 

 of their family, they will stand on either side of it 

 glaring and scolding at each other like a pair of rival 



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A KOHIX WAITING FOR HIS BREAKFAST. 



bus conductors, whilst a quiet little Hedge Sparrow, in 

 his coat of sober brown, eats away as if he were in a 

 bun-consuming competition at a country fair. 



Starlings love suet and all kinds of raw meat, and 

 so do the Tits ; but it is better to give the latter 

 cocoanut, as suet greases, dulls, and dirties their 

 beautiful feathers. I am very fond of Starlings 

 because they are such busy, bustling birds, and teach 

 us all a great lesson in industry. When they go forth 



