A PAIR MADE A: CURIOUS MISTAKE 5 
it. The weather turned very cold, and the 
young, if hatched, would doubtless have 
perished. The following cutting is from 
the London Daily Express of January 206, 
1907 :— 
“A TL OO=TRUSTING KOBIN. 
“Is it possible that a bird’s natural in- 
stinct tends to deteriorate by contact with 
ewimization- ? -. 7. Ime:a “mulberry tree 2s - 
a robin’s nest has been found this week,} 
containing four eggs. Clearly the _ birds 
mistook the recent mild weather, with a 
treacherous thermometer at 50°, for the 
happy, happy Spring time. Since then ten 
degrees of frost have corrected the illusion, 
and the contents of the nest must be regarded 
as refrigerated.’ 
The Robin, Robin Redbreast, or Bob, as 
he is sometimes called, is too familiar to 
need description. He is a common object 
in almost all parts of the country, and a 
1 Reporter’s date. 
