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the same effect on the mind as the wild bird. 

 The old London crow is worth more to London 

 than many exotic swans and ducks and geese. 

 We have also seen that the case of the jack- 



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daw is not quite hopeless ; for although the 

 birds are now reduced to an insignificant 

 remnant, the habits and disposition of this 

 species make it reasonable to hope that the}' 



