OMNIVOROUS BIRDS. 



familiar as household words, seeking out 

 the society of man, while others are shy 

 and suspicious, living in the thickest 

 woods, and avoiding our habitations with 

 an apparent semi-reasoning power, as if 

 conscious of the dangers that awaited 

 them. 



Omnivorous birds are gregarious in 

 their habits, with the single exception of 

 the breeding season, when some in single 

 pairs seek solitary situations, while others 

 build their nests in sociable connection, 

 and form a common community for each 

 other's protection. 



Their plumage, with some exceptions, is 

 noted for its beauty or singularity, and 

 their song is generally more remarkable 

 for its loudness and power, than for any 

 softness or delicacy of execution. Many 

 of this order possess the power of mi- 

 micry to a considerable degree, and can 

 readily be taught to articulate words, and 

 even lengthy sentences. 



When in confinement, they soon be- 



