152 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. 



called ^^Speri 5?'," a pigeon would come down 

 from a dove-liouse near bj, and alight on tlie 

 window of the room where she was playing. 

 This the bird did every time the lady came 

 to the song, and only then. As soon as the 

 song was completed^ he flew away to his dove- 

 house again. 



Mr. Bertoniy an Italian musician, had a pet 

 pigeon who was very fond of hearing his mas- 

 ter play on the piano-forte. As soon as the 

 musician sat down to the instrument^ and 

 struck the keys, the bird would begin to shake 

 his wings, perch on the instrument, and show 

 the strongest signs of intense delight. If, how- 

 ever, be or any one else struck a false note, or 

 made any discord in playing, the bird never 

 failed to show evident signs of anger and dis- 

 tress. If teased too long, he would sometimes 

 grow quite enraged, and peck the offender's 

 fingers in such a manner as to leave no room 

 for doubt that he was thoroughly angry. Ber- 

 toni declared that he never knew the bird's 

 judgment fail, and that he often kept him out 

 of the room, for fear of his offending those who 

 came to take lessons in music. 



This species of the pigeon takes its name, I 

 suppose, from a peculiarity there is about their 

 mode of migration. They fly in flocks of 



