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The NIDIOLOGIST. 



BOW RIVER, BAUFF. 



This verification of what I had heard pre- 

 viously in the night time is so recent that I 

 have not yet had opportunity to listen again 

 to Dick's evening song. 



Before Dick came to me he lived with his 

 brother, who is still owned by the gentle- 

 man, Mr. P. Jurgens, who gave Dick to me. 

 The two birds, Mr. Jurgens said, were quar- 

 relsome and would fight each other most 

 ])ersistently when together. 



I have heard another thing about Dick's 

 brother which makes me afraid Dick has 

 become contaminated by his company. 

 This bird's brother has become addicted to 

 a love of strong drink! He dunks deer/" 

 Think of two small "i)eers" for Dick and 

 his br<jtlier. It is positively shameful. 



Death on flies are Dick and his brother. 

 In fact, Mr. Jurgens informs me that he has 

 ceased to let his bird loo.se in the house for 

 this reason. Not on account of any feeling 

 for the flie."-:, but because the bird in pursu- 

 ing them strikes his l^eak against the wall 

 and tears the wall ])aper. Small insects 

 which pass through Dick's cage never pass 



through — to express it Irish fashion. They 

 are snapped up quickly by his little bill. 



It is a great enjoyment for my bird when 

 I allow him the freedom of the sitting- room. 

 He cocks his head on one side inquiringly, 

 looks this way and then that, and with a 

 sharp chirp hops out of the cage on to the 

 table. Then he flies to a chair or to the 

 window-sill, j^ecking here and there for 

 pieces of food. I go to him and feed him 

 with berries, and once he flew to my knee. 

 His favorite perch is on a point of a pair of 

 buff"alo horns over a bookcase. He makes 

 a cute picture, sitting there and cocking 

 his eye down at you quaintly. He does not 

 like to be caught, although Mr. Jurgens 

 .says he will return to the cage himself when 

 he gets ready; but I have always caught 

 him while feeding him with fruit. He 

 knows his nanie and comes to my call when 

 I feed him, and, in fact, has become quite 

 one of the family. H. R. Taylor. 



H. Kugene Kelley, of Decoto, Cal., writes 

 that it is necessary to delay issuing his new 

 directory until July 12. 



