168 BEAUTIFUL BIRDS 
elderly bird. ‘‘One could judge better, however, 
if there were some one else to compare him with. 
He seems to be having it all his own way. In my 
time there was more emulation amongst male birds.” 
COCK-OF-THE-ROCK 
And you may be sure that, as soon as she says that, 
ever so many other Cocks-of-the-Rock step out into 
the ring, and there they are, all dancing together, 
all springing and jumping, all waving their wings, 
and all trying to shake the tea-cosies off their heads, 
so as to have a cup of tea for refreshment after all 
that exercise. Perhaps you will say that that is 
