CROWS AND THEIR COUSINS 



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"And the Blue Sparrow ! " cried Nat. 

 " You mean the Indigo Bird," hxughed Rap. " The 

 Blue Jay is a queer bird, who can twist himself into 





Blue Jay. 



all sorts of shapes. He sits one way when he sings, 

 another when he is watching out for danger, and when 

 he calls he is too funny for anything — he humps him- 

 self up and drops his tail as if he was falling apart, and 

 then squawks ! " 



