Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 56
e day kill both the parent birds. Hadhe done so, it is still a question whether theyoung would have been allowed to peiish.Their cries probably would have attractedother birds. The paternal instinct is strong in all creatures.Birds as well as animals will sometimes adoptthe young of others. I have… … A BLUEBIRD THAT CARRIED FOOD TO YOUNG VIREOS.
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