ii6 BIRD PARADISE 



of the boys' regular pastime was climbing the 

 great trees for an interview with the hawk house- 

 hold. Several times we tried the experiment of 

 domesticating one of the young birds, but never 

 with any great success. Even when we had grad- 

 uated the bird as a real member of the farm fam- 

 ily he never became very domestic in his be- 

 havior. The young crow repaid us for all the 

 trouble we had with him in living such a humor- 

 ous, jolly life that his presence was always quite 

 enjoyable. The hawk never seemed to be quite 

 at home in a domestic state. He was built for 

 the wild and he seemed to know it, and I remem- 

 ber we were quite well satisfied when he took 

 wing and sailed away. 



One of my bird parishioners that interests me 

 vidthout being very attractive is the little fly- 

 catcher. He has some of the traits of his race 

 and some that are peculiarly his own. One of 

 his habits keeps him before the public every mo- 

 ment of his waking time. Several times a min- 

 ute he expresses his feelings in a metallic voice 

 that once heard is not easily forgotten. His rai- 

 ment is plain, no bright colors being allowed. 

 His form is that borne by his family, beauty hav- 

 ing not been considered when he was given being. 



