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My correspondent then sent me another letter, that 

 enlarged further upon the merits of the bird, which 

 was so tame it would go in and out of its cage of its 

 own accord, would bathe in a saucer placed on the floor 

 and then sit on the fender to dry itself. It would also 

 run about the room after a mealworm tied to a piece 



THE NIGHTINGALE. 



of thread and trailed along, exactly like a kitten after 

 a reel of cotton! Many other accomplishments it also 

 possessed, but was capricious as to its song. 



Well, to make a long story short, as the books say, 

 the bird was sent to me, and a very charming creature 

 it was. Olive brown on the back and wings, reddish 

 qn the rump and tail, and greyish white on the throat 



