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that I remember. Therefore I should say that, of all 

 the sounds of the farmhouse, the crowing of the cock 

 could be heard furthest or most distinctly under these 

 circumstances. It seemed to wind its way through the 

 layers of air as a sharp gimlet through soft wood, and 

 reached our ears with amusing distinctness. 



DOMESTIC PIGEON 



April 16,1855. I am startled sometimes these morn- 

 ings to hear the sound of doves alighting on the roof 

 just over my head; they come down so hard upon it, 

 as if one had thrown a heavy stick on to it, and I wonder 

 it does not injure their organizations. Their legs must 

 be cushioned in their sockets to save them from the 

 shock? 



PARROT 



May 21, 1857. I saw yesterday a parrot exceedingly 

 frightened in its cage at a window. It rushed to the 

 bars and struggled to get out. A piece of board had 

 been thrown from the window above to the ground, 

 •which probably the parrot's instinct had mistaken for 

 a hawk. Their eyes are very open to danger from 

 above. 



