Deseret Evening News | 1891-07-21 | Page 7 | Wonderful Intelligence of Birds

lrmi.U,rul lalslllasnc t Hints. Dr. a a AL.tx.tt an that hi mperl-iiHuttng mperl-iiHuttng uu tho Intelltgi nco of bird lid placo.1 rt number of piece of woolen nrn red, yellow, green, iuqIa an J gray In color near n trio In which Hal tluioro orloha Mini building ilulr nest. Tho plect of j aril were all exactly idlko except hi color. Hiiro waa an equal number of threads of each color, the ml and yillow being purposely placed ou top, Tho I.Inll clioso onlj thodulhr colors, taking all of tho gray nu 1 a few thread ul the purplo hIkii the nest was nearly dona. ?iot n single thread of Hie j ellow or bright red wa touclietl, tlits birds h-emlug tu lustlnctirely knnw that such loud color would inako tholr tloiutclle too conspicuous. Again he iipcrhucnted by girdling tho bratichue u)on which ucsta wi ro located, enuslng tho leave to shrhel and blow away. Allhough they had laid their egg, the bird tin urlably lelt Ilulr nests. If tho nest lontuliied young wtu n tho leaies dried tij not wltlistaudlng the exposure, they would feed the little ones uutll they were able to take care of thoiasclu. Bt, IjuU lUpullIa.