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THE OWL. 
 
 The owl is a bird of prey. 
 He seizes on smaller birds, and 
 sometimes on hens and chick- 
 ens. He is useful in killing 
 rats and mice. His eyes are 
 80 formed that he can see best 
 
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 in the dark, and he takes the 
 night to catch his victims, when 
 they are off' their guard, or in a 
 state of sleep or apparent safe- 
 ty. When the night is too 
 dark, the hour for him to be 
 about is the dusk of evening, 
 or near the dawn of day. If 
 overtaken by the full light of 
 day, he can not see the way to 
 his retreat. In such a case he 
 flies to the first tree or bush to 
 hide from sight till night en- 
 ables him to go forth again. 
 When any of the smaller birds 
 upon which the owl preys in 
 the night, catch him from his 
 retreat in the day-time, when 
 he can not see, they fall upon 
 him and punish him for his 
 cruel treatment of them. 
 
THE QUAIL. 
 
 The quail is a pretty bird, 
 which is found nlmost all over 
 the world • Its flesh is very 
 delicate for food, and in our 
 country the quail is used for 
 that purpose. But in China 
 and some other ignorant coun- 
 tries, it is bred for the barbar- 
 ous practice of fighting* 
 
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 THE DOVK 
 
 There are many kinds of 
 doves. One kind is called the 
 turtle-dove, which is noted for 
 its strong affection. If a pair 
 be kept in a cage, and one dies, 
 the other will not survive it. 
 They feed on all sorts of grain, 
 but are fondest of millet-seed. 
 

 THE ROBIN. 
 
 The robin is found all over 
 the United States. In the 
 north, .when the weather be- 
 comes cold in winter, it flies 
 to a warmer clime at the south. 
 When, early in the year, we 
 hear the song of the robin, we 
 are reminded that winter is past. 
 
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THE SPARROW. 
 
 This pretty little bird is al- 
 ways to be found near our 
 liomes. As larger birds take 
 to the woods and avoid the 
 haunts of man, these birds keep 
 in the vicinity of man, where 
 the larger birds will not dare 
 to pursue them. 
 
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 THE CRANE. 
 
 The crane is a very singula* 
 looking bird. Its legs are made 
 very long for wading, as it gets 
 its food from marshes and wet 
 places, and it can not swim. 
 Its neck and bill are long, to 
 enable it to reach in or under 
 the water. It lives mostly on 
 woims and insects. 
 
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