PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. — A Cat that has been "taught not to kill Birds." 



After which she killed them "on the sly." The warbler just killed by her is tied under her 



chin to "cure" the bird-killing habit, but the expedient failed. She still kills birds. 



Fig. 2. — Fifty-eight Birds in one Season. 



This well-fed pet cat was known to kill fifty-eight birds in one year, including the young in 



five nests. (Photograph by Mr. A. C. Dike, first published in " Useful Birds.") 



