78 BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



of intelligence in this species. Dr. Brewer also mentions 

 an anecdote related to him by a friend. A pair of Yellow- 

 Birds had built their nest in a low bush, and filled it 

 with egg's, when a storm partly overturned it. They 

 abandoned it and built another in the same bush, and the 

 female laid her eggs and sat upon them. "The narrator 

 then restored the first nest to an upright position and 

 securely fastened it." The male bird immediately sat 

 upon the eggs in this nest, while the female sat upon the 

 other. In this way each one hatched, fed, and reared its 

 separate family. 



