Show of bird it is certain that all creatures on the desert show remarkable intelligence and how they acquire their information is decidedly a puzzle suppose for example alfalfa seed is sown the place may not have a bird about the day before the seed is put in but next day a cloud of them will descend upon the spot and faithfully eat every seed they do their work thoroughly and with praiseworthy industry poisoned wheat will check the entire removal of the seed but the sparrow is never deterred by death though there are some who affirm a few dead sparrows will have a chastening cha influence upon the rest |