120 OUR FRIENDS, THE BIRDS. 
The Cowbird is one of the smaller Blackbird’s, and 
so I suppose is a cousin to the Purple Grackle. Even 
the Bobolink and Meadowlark belong to the same 
family, although, I should think they would be ashamed 
of their bad and disagreeable relative. 
QUESTIONS. 
Why are not Cowbirds interesting ? 
Why have not the poets written about this bird? 
Why do they not rear their own young? 
Do you consider them selfish birds, seeking only 
their own pleasure and crowding out their better 
neighbors ? 
How are they regarded by other birds? 
What other birds belong to the same family? 
