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the tedious moments with his soothing chatter. He 
seldom rambles far from the spot, and when danger 
appears, regardless of his own safety, he flies in- 
stantly to alarm her. When both are feeding on 
the trunk of the same tree or of adjoining ones, 
he is perpetually calling on her, and from the mo- 
mentary pause he makes it is plain that he feels 
pleased to hear her reply/” 
