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Show Catblr Defeat Snake. A writer In e Scientific American says: "I witnessed a pair of catbirds making a hold defense against a blacksnake bent on devouring tho contents con-tents of their nest. At tlrst the gnako was Inclined to disregard the distressed dis-tressed birds nt they fought to drive it away, but tbi blows of their wings and bills becar-? go annoying that tho thief had to seek refuge In flight. On reaching the rnnts of a tree from which tho river had washed the dirt, tho snake started to climb,, only to bf driven beneath them nnd then out to an old Btutrn, under which the baflled and beaten reptile took refuge." |