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Show BIRD (SUPERSTITIONS. The woodpecker was deified by the ancient an-cient Tartars, Kelts and Tauranians. Among the Finns tne cuckoo is a sacred sa-cred bird, unhappily connected with lovers' lov-ers' sorrows. When turkeys ttretch their necks to stare upward froaa their roojtsitwill rain before morning. The adage holds that swallows are the heralds of summer 's coming. If they fly high all will be bright and fair; if low all will be dull and watery. The negroes of Loiusiana give credence to the myth that the jay birds spend Fridays in the infernal regions rs a pun ishment for their misconduct dr. ring th crucifixion. The cuckoo is the special harbinger of spring. Everywhere within its nesting latitude it is regarded as the envoy announcing an-nouncing winter's departure and the coming of his fair successor. The peasants of Brittany aver that if a crow croaks three time he' proclaims foul weather; but if the number of his croaks is even it will be clear. Lippin cott's Magazine, : -..V'"- |