WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD 



sibly they may chafe under the restraints of pa- 

 ternal guidance, not to say old - fogyism, from 

 which the youngsters of the first brood are now 

 gayly delivered; but it would not be wonderful 

 if it could be shown that the next year this latter 

 brood, profiting by distasteful discipline, excelled 

 in nest-building and in general prosperity over 

 the others, who have enjoj'^ed less advantages in 

 the way of home education. 



