The Wit of the Wild 



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insects, and the birds make the rounds of their 

 punctured flowers and so obtain food without 

 the need of hunting. 



How far the result obtained is intentional on 

 the part of these birds is a moot point, but at 

 any rate it may be accepted as fostered by nat- 

 ural selection and has now, perhaps, become 

 instinctive. 



