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firmly together, took her wing in his beak 

 and tugged it with all his might to induce 

 her to get up. I thought such nursing, 

 however, might be dispensed with, so hav- 

 ing got some warm water, and with exceed- 

 ingly great care given the bird a bath (of 

 course holding her in my hand the while), I 

 wrapped her up, insensible as she was, in a 

 very warm piece of flannel, and having kept 

 her warm all day, I had the pleasure at night 

 of seeing her eating crumbs of sponge bis- 

 cuit (which was her favorite refreshment), 

 with considerable appetite. She has never, 

 I am sure, forgotten that day's nursing, for 

 she is the only bird who now makes no fuss 

 at all if I take her up. The others kick 

 and scratch and peck as hard as they can, 

 maintaining firmly the difference between 

 being taken, and coming of themselves. 



GAPES. Young birds are excessively 

 liable to a disease which resembles that 

 called in poultry "the gapes," though it 

 does not seem to be at all the same thing in 



