Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 344
but, to his astonishment,the bird, swerving neither to the right nor left,came straight at his face. His hands were filledwith palette and brushes. He raised his foot toshield himself. Thud ! came the bird againstit, falling to the ground stunned by the shock; but,recovering quickly, it again took… … THE AUSTRALIAN KINGFISHER, OR LAUGHING JACKASS. wild geese and ducks, probably mistaking themfor stumps or something of that sort. But to sup-pose that the kingfisher may have taken my friendfor a stump would not be complimentary to eitherthe bird or the artist. 812 HALCYON DAYS AND HALCYON WAYS.…
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