Show QUEER LITTLE PRISON BIRD how a beautiful variety of Horri bill becomes prisoner during netting nesting time sylvia and betty drew their chairs close to uncle kills ellis oh yes he said 1 I to tell you about the queer little bard bird well its ats home la in in aar and it 11 in called balled prison bird because it la Is really a prisoner during its lt ti ing time ib father and mother pris prison blvd build their nest neat in the hollow of A tree they so go through an opening in the ark with downy feathers plucked from her own breast tho th mother bird makes the nest neat quite cozy and comfortable then she enters and settles down in it father bird at once plasters up the tha entrance leaving an opening that exactly suits the form of hla his beak the opening Is in only large enough tor for air und food to pass through mother alother bird lays her eggs hatches them ind and stays with the baby birds until they are old enough to fly during all of that time almo which Is said to bo be several weeks tho the father bird stays near hla his home and keeps a faithful watch without fall fail he be brings food to her as often as she aha needs it it la Is ft a sad ead thing it the he father bird dies or in any way to la kept from tah taft ing cars care ot of his family the mother cannot tree free herself and so she wid and the baby birds starve to death As A soon boon as the baby birds are able to fly the father tears away the barrier to ills his home with his beak and meta acts thern then and their mother tree freo and the be little prisoners greet the ligh tand and the unknown world it seems to me that the father bird must bo be glad when the task of feeding hla his mate and babies la is over laa the bird sjay any other name and Is it it ft pretty bird sylvia asked when ft lien uncle ellis had finished yes yea said uncle kills ellis it to Is a kind of hoi abill and it ia a a beautiful bird virginia parley in youths companion |