Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 285
house finch who hadenjoyed the ben-efits of the hos-pital for severalmonths duringthe mending offractured wings. Merula and thewaxwing were asunlike in temper-ament as it waspossible for twobirds to be. Mer-ula was nervousand unstable,ever ready todevelop a panicwhenever any un-usual thing… … MERULA He and Merula furnished our home withconstant entertainment in the unique gameof bluff they constantly engaged in. Themake-believe battle-ground was measured bythe upper perch of the cage they occupied.The bird first gaining foothold on the perchwould challenge the other comer to…
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