Show PROOF OF BIRDS intelligence fane ers tell of inc dents that have come under their notice several bird fanciers were discuss ing traits of pets my cousin had a gauler said a man that suddenly developed a desire to set he was found setting on some round stones then on an old tin kettle then on an old shirt so to satisfy him they gave him six goose eggs and he hatched them beautifully but he miscalculated his goslings strength and walked than to death I 1 have a parrot said an elderly woman that learned last year to light matches ane takes a match in her bill and strikes it she doean doesn t rub it against a hard surface sometimes the match breaks but usually it lights then the bird drops it at once matches must be kept out of her way put a boxful before her and she won t stop till all have been set off sparrows are intelligent said a bird photographer one day be neath my window a sparrow attempt ed to take a white feather from a swallows nest the swallow attack ed the thief there was a fight and the sparrow flew away beaten but in an hour or so he came back with about a hundred companions they fell on the poor swallow killed her ana tore her nest to pieces |