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THE USEFUL BIRDS 



shafted Fantail loves to make its home, one is astonished by 

 the absolute trust it places in a stranger. Often will it 



White- shafted P^aiitail. 



attempt to alight on the field-glasses or gun of the observer, 

 innocent of the probable danger of such action. 



The flight of this bird is of a curious wavy nature — that is, 

 from side to side, forming what might be called flight-angles, 

 rather than a straight line. Indeed, it never flies directlv to 

 a particular point, but always in a zig-zag fashion. 



