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the page of natural history, it will please me much. But 

 should they, unfortunately, tend to cause a wanton expense 

 of life ; should they tempt you to shoot the pretty song- 

 ster warbling near your door, or destroy tlie mother, as she 

 is sitting on the nest to warm her little ones ; or kill the 

 father, as he is bringing a mouthful of food for their sup- 

 port ; — oh, then ! — deep indeed will be the regret that I 

 ever wrote them. 



Adieu, 



Charles Waterton. 



