FRIENDSHIP IN ANIMALS 73 



its eyes at the roof. My friciul the vicar, wlio by the 

 by is a lover of birds, could not tolerate this, and the 

 result was that iIk- daw had to be caught and conlincd 

 every day during school and church hours. 



There are three or four more jackdaw anccd(jtcs 

 among those I am compelled to leave out. No doubt 

 some species of birds are much more capable of these 

 attachments than others: thus, the bullhnch, among 

 caged birds, is noted for his affectionate disposition and 

 many instances have been recorded of the bird's death 

 from pure grief after losing its mistress. The daw 

 too is a bird of that character, in spite of his wicked 

 little grey eyes and love of mischief. Probably he was 

 first called Jack on account of his human qualities; we 

 might also describe him as the Friendly Daw. 



I have told this story just to show that it is not in 

 every case, as some imagine, mere cupboard love that 

 inspires an attachment of this kind. 



An even more remarkable case than that of the daw 

 remains to be told. A friend of mine, an Anglo- 

 Argentine residing at Buenos Ayres, one day when out 

 duck-shooting winged a teal, one of a common species 

 — Qncrqucdula flavirostris. The sight and feel of the 

 bird when he had it in his hand, its graceful shape and 

 beautiful plumage and the bright frightened eyes and 

 beating heart, softened him so that he could not kill it, 

 and putting it in his bag he took it home; and after 

 bandaging the broken wings the best way he could, he 

 placed the bird in the large courtyard and supplied it 

 with food and water. In a short time its wound healed 



