BIOGRAPHY. 



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as well they might, and it is very interesting to remove 

 the stones and see the birds sitting on their eggs without 

 being in the least alarmed at the intrusion. In con- 

 sequence of the protection which they enjoy, the starlings 

 are to be found in great numbers around the house, and 

 win assemble on the lawn in front of the sitting-room 

 windows, where they feed without fear, notwithstanding 



STARLING TOWER. 



that they may be within a few yards of the window from 

 which they are being watched. A second tower was after- 

 wards built and placed in another portion of the grounds. 



The reader may remember that Waterton drained some 

 fish-ponds and planted them with trees, which grew with 

 great rapidity. By means of the ever-useful yew, various 

 sheltering-places were made in it, and there was a little 

 single-roomed cottage where "Waterton could sit by a fire 



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