NATURAL HISTORY. 181 



CONVERSATION XV. 



Uncle Philip tells the Boys how Hats are 

 made ; and then talks to them about Ani- 

 mals that can make Felt like the Hatter. 



" BOYS, do you remember my telling you of 

 a remarkable bird, called the tailor-bird, which 

 sews very neatly 1" 



" Oh yes, Uncle Philip ; it is not easy to 

 forget such an excellent little workman ; but 

 why do you ask have you any thing more 

 to tell us about that bird ?" 



" No, boys, not any thing of that bird : but 

 I was thinking last night of the work done 

 by several other kinds of birds, some of them 

 quite as good workmen as our little tailor; 

 and I thought that, perhaps, you might like to 

 hear of them." 



" We would, Uncle Philip, be very happy 

 to hear of them, if you will have the kindness 

 to tell us about them. But what kind of work 

 is it they do T 



" Various kinds, boys. There are some 



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