Show IND an exchange says that an gist writing of the feathered kingdom gives the habits of the cowbird it will not forcibly ako tko possession 0 a nest but the egg is deposited when the tal owners of the nest are away it is not unusual to find some of the eggs of the species imposed upon thrown out to make room for 0 the parasite small punctures are frequently made in the eggs ol 01 other birda by mhd cowbirds to keep them from hatching and taking the place of the cowbird the cowbirds eggs hatch in ten or twelve jays usually in advance of those of the foster parent and the growth of the young interlopers interlope rs is quite rapid the rightful birds are weaker and the cowbird usurps the attention of the parents a degree that the weaker ones die of starvation it is easily seen a cowbird causes in the economy ot nature if only a single egg were hatched in a season to accomplish the successful rearing of the parasite a brood of insectivorous and songbirds song birds is invariably destroyed surely there are cowbirds cow birda among humankind some who are not even thoughtful of their progeny but what ie in the case of birds is the instinct displayed to seems incredulous that a bird would perform such work as is attributed to the cowbird with its disinclination to provide a nest for its bonne yonne nature has eiven it a keen appreciation of the habits of other birds in one respect they are like our genuine tramps what they fail to do for themselves they trust others to do for them and thus manage to get along |