DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE BIRDS 



found out what was happening. How she ever 

 succeeded in her undertaking, I know not. She 

 must have started by climbing the tree and creeping 

 out on the limb. I have never seen a cat slide down 

 a wire; nevertheless the next morning the box was 

 tenantless and the feathers of the second female 

 were scattered over the lawn. This time the Blue- 

 bird's heart seemed really broken and his cries of 

 lamentation filled the grove. Eleven days now 

 passed before a third soul-mate came to share his 

 fortunes. We could afford to take no more risks. 

 On a sunny hillside in the garden the cat was buried, 

 and a few weeks later four little Bluebirds left the 

 lawn on their own wings. 



The Faithful Canada Geese. — Along the Atlantic 

 Coast, where the shooting of wildfowl is an import- 

 ant industry with many people, the raising of Can- 

 ada Geese is a common custom. Not only do these 

 great birds serve as food, but they play the part of 

 decoys when their owners go ahunting. They are 

 genuine Wild Geese, some of them having been 

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