84 FEATHERED FRIENDS. 



There is a moral attached to my story, which I may 

 be excused for giving; it is this: Never delegate to 

 anybody what should be done by yourself, for if you 

 do, you will be sorry when it is too late. 



Another moral : Should my reader chance to become 

 possessed of a Bicudo, do not keep it too warm, for 

 it is not delicate, but, on the contrary, quite as robust 

 and hardy as any of its fellow country birds. I fed 

 mine on canary, hemp and millet. 



Scientific name, Melopyrrha nigra. 



