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of household goods, etc, in fact, anything 
within his reach which his versatile fancy led 
him to, and which he was able to carry away. 
At one time wHile Mr. C. was engaged in a 
field, the crow espied a vest belonging to one 
of the labortrs,:in which was a watch with.a 
loose chain. He flew to the place where the 
garment was, possessed: himself of the watch, 
and carried it many rods before dropping it. 
It was undoubtedly this unfortunate and evil 
propensity which ended his brief career as a 
domestic bird, for one frosty morning near the 
close of his first year of life he came to an un- 
timely end. Although the cause of his death was 
always shrouded in mystery, there were good 
grounds for the theory that some of his enraged 
victims who were employed at my friend’s hotel 
killed him in a moment of wrath. 
J. F. SPRAGUE. 
A Bad Bird. 
Tue following story comes to us well authenti- 
cated: At a certain club house in Boston there 
was kept in the billiard room a parrot which 
was so tame and such a favorite that it was not 
confined to its cage, but was allowed the liberty 
of the room, and was often seen perched upon | 
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one occasion, when the bird was seated in one | 
the furniture or wandering about the floor. 
corner of the room, a gentleman, a Mr. B., 
entered, followed by his dog, whether’a pointer 
or a setter we do not know. The dog after a 
few moments winded the parrot, drew on it, and 
finally stood fast. The bird, which had been up 
to this time apparently oblivious of the presence 
of the canine, now turned its head slowly and 
in tones expressive of the utmost contempt said, 
“Go home, you darned fool.” The dog started, 
looked, and then turning tail, slunk out of the 
room. It is said that although up to this time 
the animal had been a splendid hunter, he would 
henceforth never point a bird. 
The Duck’s Scent. 
Tue marsh, upland, or fresh-water ducks have 
an acute sense of smell. This is particularly 
noticeable in decoying for geese and brant, 
when stools representing the black duck are 
‘also set out, but always in such a position that 
the latter approaching the decoy may not catch 
the wind of the sportsman. Every duck ap- 
proaching the decoys and crossing ‘the line of 
wind from the boat or blind, no matter how de- 
ceptive it is, will at once “jump” or “climb” 
skyward the moment. his exquisite scenting 
powers detects the hidden shooter. This I have 
noticed is not the case with the sea ducks, nor 

does the goose or brant appear to thus discover — 
the blind, for they approach the decoy in every | 
with- | 
direction, oftentimes in the line of wind, 
out being alarmed. The mallard, black duck, 

pintail, baldpate, or widgeon and teal, of the list | 
of “marsh ducks,” all act in this manner, and 
it has struck me that this acute sense of smell 
is a characteristic of ali ducks which, as a rule, 
are not deep divers in feeding and secure their 
food mainly in shoal water, where it can be ob- | 
tained from the bottom 
their bodies. 
mention the canvasback, redhead 
head, have never acted so in my experience. H. 
without submerging | 
The deep divers, of which I would | 
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