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the same way it looks as If we were taking to the 

 daw In preference to the more beautiful bird be- 

 cause he Is more like us, or understands us better, 

 or adapts himself more readily to our way of 

 life. 



I believe that about nine out of every ten In- 

 teresting and amusing stories about charming pet 

 birds I have heard In England during the last 

 quarter of a century relate to the daw, and this, 

 I think, goes to show that he Is a prime favourite 

 as a feathered pet, at all events In the southern 

 and western counties. 



