At Breakfast, Dixxer, Tea, Supper. 



human beings in any country in the world. For 

 instance, some members of a species are bolder than 

 others, some kinder, more industrious, more skilful, and 

 so on. I have seen a perfectly wild Kestrel Hawk sit 

 on a telegraph 

 wire and watch 

 an express train 

 rattle by at top 

 speed without 

 the least con- 

 cern. I have 

 also known a 

 Robin alight on 

 a lady's head , 

 and I saw the 

 male Chaffinch 

 figured in the 

 illustration on 

 page 29, after 

 feeding from the 

 dish of Pheasant 

 food in the hand 

 of a Highland 

 game keeper's 

 dauo^hter, alisfht 



on her father's shoulder and knee without the least 

 sign of fear. Jock, as they christened the bold 

 bird, tried to induce his wife to come along and 

 join him, but she lacked his strong nerves, and 

 always reuiained at a respectfid distance. 



WILD CHEKRY >iTOXES DROPPED BY BIRDS 

 AND COLLECTED BY A MOUSE {p. 25). 



