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for those birds which, in a state of Nature, he 
would have no hesitation in making a meal of/ ” 
The children expressed a desire to see two such 
feathered friends together, which made Miss Harson 
smile and recommend the aviary again. But little 
Edith didn’t approve of the blue jay for eating the 
eggs and the poor little birds out of their nests, and 
declared that he was just as wicked as the black 
snake. 
