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BIRD-LIFE. 
among us, show from their behaviour that in their 
northern home they either never come in contact with 
man, or if they do they are treated with kindness; and 
when they leave us it is with a far different opinion of the 
“ lords of creation.” Some birds appear distrustful and 
shy by nature : thus all long-legged birds are cautious; 
they avoid contact with man even in uninhabited locali¬ 
ties, unless, like the common Stork, they have been bred 
in his neighbourhood, I may say under his very eye, and 
are conscious of his friendly feeling toward them. The 
European Black Stork, however, will have nothing what¬ 
ever to do with man, however much his white cousin 
may descant on the great advantages to be derived from 
the intimacy. The Marabou Stork, or “ Adjutant” of the 
East, parades the streets of all Indian towns, while the 
closely allied African form is never to be seen in one. 
The Jabiru ( Mycteria ) is ever shy, even in the primaeval 
forest; all large Herons are likewise distrustful of 
man’s presence. Parrots, Lammergeirs, Eagles, and 
Falcons rarely allow us to approach them with impunity; 
Pigeons and Partridges generally prefer positive safety to 
any uncertainty on that score, and thus take themselves 
off by times when man appears on the scene; also most 
birds of solitary habits generally keep out of his way. 
Gregarious birds are usually peacefully disposed, while 
those which do not associate in large numbers are impa¬ 
tient and quarrelsome ; some, like Crows, Water Wagtails, 
Swallows, and Terns, are fond of teasing one another, and 
strangers into the bargain. Others, take for example the 
Greater Tit (Petrus major), are ever ready to quarrel and 
fight with all that come in their way, both big and little; 
and for this very reason this bird goes by the name of 
“ Guerrero” (Warrior) in Spain. All birds living in a 
