46 A SPORTING PARADISE 



remain tame for life if proper care and kindness 

 are used. Birds reared from placing wood- 

 pigeons' eggs under domestic pigeons are always 

 useless, as they become so wild that in my case 

 I have been obliged to destroy them. The same 

 thing applies to birds that have been reared 

 when the feathers have developed. They may 

 become fairly tame during the process of daily 

 feeding and handling, but immediately they be- 

 come independent it will be found that they 

 revert to their original type, or, in other words, 

 the early lessons of the parents are remembered 

 and obeyed. . . . The enclosed rough sketch 

 was painted by me a few days since. During 

 my labours the bird sat by my side on the 

 table, frequently pecking at the paint-brush and 

 materials. Whenever he became restless the 

 movements of the hand successfully quieted him, 

 and he remained for an hour preening his 

 feathers, and cooing to my voice throughout 

 the whole time." 



Loyola, writes Long, said in substance : " Give 

 me a child till he is seven years old, and it 

 matters not much who has him afterwards. He 

 is mine for time and eternity." Substitute seven 

 days with birds and seven weeks with animals 



