BIRDS. 
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! wherever refinement and polished manners have not 
entirely taken place. In China, India, and through- 
out the East, it is delighted in even by kings and 
princes. 
44. The Hen, if well supplied with food and wa- 
ter, will lay more than two hundred eggs in a year, 
though she seldom hatches but one brood of chick- 
ens. In hatching and raising her little brood, noth- 
ing can exceed her patience, courage, and affection. 
THE PEACOCK. 
45. The Peacock was originally found in India, 
and from thence has been diffused over the whole 
world. They were highly esteemed by the Romans ; 
and the Bible mentions them among Solomon’s im- 
portations from the East. 
46. It is distinguished above all animals for the 
What is mentioned concerning the Hen ? 
Where was the Peacock originally found ? In what estimation 
were they held ? 
