BIRDS 
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ably as if the two constituted one body, 
excite feeling of a deep interest. You 
mount the fence or rush out of your way 
to see the issue. The only salvation for 
the bird is to adopt the taclics of the 
Moth, seeking instantly the cover of some 
tree, bush, or hedge, where its smaller size 
enables it to move about more rapidly. 
These pirates are aware of this, and there¬ 
fore prefer to take their prey by one fell 
swoop. You may see one of them prowl¬ 
ing through an orchard, with the Yellow- 
birds hovering about him, crying, Pi-ty, 
pi-ty, in the most desponding tone; yet 
he seems not to regard them, knowing, 
as do they, that in the close branches 
they are as safe as if in a wall of adam¬ 
ant. 
August is the month of the high-sailing 
Hawks. The Hen-Hawk is the most no¬ 
ticeable. He likes the haze and the calm 
of these long, warm days. He is a bird 
of leisure, and seems always at his ease. 
How beautiful and majestic are his move¬ 
ments! So self-poised and easy, such an 
entire absence of haste, such a magnifi¬ 
cent amplitude of circles and spirals, such 
