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piazza, they made their nest and raised another brood of 

 birds. 



There is httle danger of speaking extravagantly of 

 the birds. N^othing in nature excels them in beauty of 

 color, elegance of form and grace of motion. They add 

 the greatest charm to the landscape, and fill the world 

 with twitters of gladness and volumes of delicious song. 

 No less are they, than we, God's creatures. A better 

 appreciation of their virtues as well as of their uses, and 

 a truer understanding of their capacity for enjoyment 

 and suffering, will make us more considerate in our con- 

 duct towards them, and more tender and humane in our 

 treatment of them. 



