88 Song Uirds. 



Canaries and Goldfinches put in their bills like- 

 Doves ; Kobins, Thrushes, &c. tumble the food down 

 their offsprings' throats. 



10. I doubt if ven- young birds can eat too much.. 

 The chief danger, I think, is in their getting too little- 

 food too little nourishment in what they do have,, 

 and in the slightest exposure to either damp or cold. 



11. The little birds moult at a very early age,, 

 almost before they have got over their early troubles, 

 and the learning to hop and fly. Extra warmth, 

 extra food, and extra quiet are at this time necessary.. 

 If they survive September it may fairly be hoped 

 that they will do well. 



12. Wonderfully tame these little pets grow. I 

 have one who follows my hand about the side of a 

 large cage just like a little dog, nestling up against 

 it, and putting its little claw out through the wires- 

 to take hold of my fingers ; and as to Bully and 

 Bobby, it is laughable to see how they sidle and bow,, 

 and fluff out their fine red plumes, and go edging 

 along as long as one will talk to them. 



One of the prettiest sights is a little bird request- 

 ing to be fed ; it looks so pretty fluttering its wings- 

 and putting up its head. Even in London I find 

 there is plenty to be seen of this sort, both in and 

 out of doors. A little Sparrow the other day in- 

 terested me extremely by hopping about by my 

 window in a great crowd of others, begging very 



