tyrant PiYCATCIIER. 
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he Dn’ diviiio^ about in the air like a swallow; for 
of *’**^*0** ot will great powers of u ing. Numbers 
toii-pth*** frequently seen thus engaged, for hours 
oalta rivers Delaware and Schuylkill, in a 
himsel/f’ P?''!’oobu-ly towards evening. He bathes 
overb oiring repeatedly into tbe water from the 
and hrauches of some tree, where he sits to dry 
“yress bis plunnage. ^ 
*fei)r(‘df antipathy may prevail against him for 
I ations on the drones, or, if you will, on the bees, 
fricud**''*'*a® cultivator, that this bird is greatly his 
prey n "’“ostroying multitudes of insects, wliose larvae 
fruit t ** * ^‘‘'“■'’csts of bis fields, particularly his corn, 
insects*^**^’ ‘^ricumbers, and pumpkins. These noxious 
'*pou * ® f””** he destroys, 
daily rooderate average, some hundreds of them 
Mutual I ®f U''cry kin" bird is therefore an 
destr 1°*’* fiirraer, by multipljung the numbers of 
of j insects, and encouraging the depredations 
Pussirt” *{ .hu)''ks, and eagles, who avoid as much as 
Rn.. ® ‘'is inuuediate vicinity. For myself, I must 
say tl-t muueUiate vicinity. Tor myselt, 1 must 
tn'y’j, fh® king bird possesses no common share of 
®®®ctio f ’ honour this little bird for his extreme 
Uiiej 1 ^ young ; for his contempt of danger, and 
" hen tl^ "itrepidity ; for his meekness of behaviour 
®Yen i calls on his courage, a quality which 
n the human race is justly considered so noble : 
In peace there ’s nothing so becomes a man 
As modest stiliness and hnrallity ; 
but 1 "^hen the blast of war, &c. 
milliu, ^ honour and esteem this bird for the 
dcpi'ed^f' vermin which he rids us of; whose 
and oth *.*^r*’ one season, but for the services of this 
Pcodiicn^^f birds, would far overbalance aU the 
As ® **'® hee-hives in fifty. 
P''eiud1 ’■t* fhis persecuted bird, and an enemy to 
me'' to *'*t ^•®'®’’y description, will the reader allow 
pceseni;^* I • * '"‘'lie’’ in a somewhat clearer light, by 
^‘“g hird^shirto^j?* “ 
