<h2 id="c15">A BIRD NOTE.</h2>
<p>Robin Feeding Young: Scene, the
base of a large pine tree in the corner of
a lawn; actors, a mother robin and two
of her young.</p>
<p>I was much interested in their proceedings
and watched them for some time.
One of the young ones did not seem to
understand matters very clearly and often
failed to do what mother robin wished it
to. The other one, however, was a very
apt pupil, and did many bright things.
Finally it began to gather food on its own
account and succeeded in capturing several
worms, small butterflies, etc. But it
did not stop here; it remembered its nest
mate, and, following the example of the
mother bird, collected food and placed it
in the mouth of the less active learner.
A very good example of how closely parents
are imitated, in the bird world, as
well as in the human subject.</p>
<p>The above incident as witnessed and
recorded in the writer’s note book, seem
too good to be lost sight of, and I trust
they may prove of interest to all.</p>
<p><span class="lr">Berton Mercer.</span></p>
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