Show tue THE co cu cuming atsa bilig THRUSH there is much more intellect in birds than people suppose an instance of or that occurred the llie other day at a slate belonging to a mend wend from whom we have the narrative A thrush not aware of the expansive properties of gunpowder thou thought proper to build her nest on oil a ridge of the rv in the very centre of which they were ere con scantly blasting the rock at casl she was wan verv very much discomposed by the flying in ai aill directions but still sile the would not quit her chosen locality she site soon boon observed arved that a bell rung run whenever a train was to be fired and anti that at the ti otibe notice tile the w workmen retired to safe positions in a few days when wilen slip heard the bell she be quitted her exposed situation and new hew down to where the workmen sheltered a it elte eite r e d drop pinc pina pi niclos ns close clos tip li their feet Thi there tre ere bile she would remain until the th explosion had taken place and then returned to her tier nest tile the wor won kinen lunen observed this narrated it to their employers and it wai was also told to visitors who came to view the quarry tile tiie visitors naturally expressed a wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect bilt bill aa its a rock could not always b be blasted when visitors igors came the bell was rung instead and for a few times answered the samo 1 I ac the thresh flew down close to where they stood but she perceived that she was trifled with and it interfered with the process of incubation tre tle eon enn consequence sequence was that arter afterward wards when the bell wast was rung she would peep over the ledge to ascertain if the workmen did retreat and if they did not she slip would remain jeroam where she ahe was waa ardine jardine |