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FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



in consequence of the formation of the wings and tail, is 

 somewhat heavy ; and they seldom will be found to take a 

 more extended flight than from tree to tree. 



There is scarcely an aviary more interesting than one 

 containing a Nuthatch, some Tits, and a Woodpecker. By 

 their unflagging motions — now creeping up, now crawling 

 down, the sides of the aviary — by their peculiar manner of 

 taking their food, and by their interesting vivacity, especi- 

 ally in the matter of stealing the nuts that the Nuthatch 

 has cracked, these birds will repay any one who may bo 

 fond of bird pets^^( 



