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the idea of arranging his 

 Jeather charadleristics ex- 

 a£ily as those of all other 

 male mocking-bir^ds are 

 arranged — is more than I 

 know. It is equally beyond 

 me to conceive why he did 

 not — while he ivas about 

 it — exert his individuality 

 to the extent of some little 

 peculiar black dot or white 

 stjipe whereby he could at 

 least tell himselffiom any 



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