bird

• When the bird was about two years old, it would fly into the forest, and occasionally remain away for several days together It happened one day, after it had been absent for some time, that as Audubon was walking through the forest at some distance from his home, he saw a turkey get up before him, but he did not recognise it as his own. —  Stories of Animal Sagacity
• He informed me this bird was a non-descript. —  An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
• This bird is a Warbler, plainly enough, from his habits and manner; but what kind of Warbler? —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
• He never tried to steal from the young, not even when the mother bird was away, but contented himself with picking up the stray bits that they had left. —  Wood Folk at School
• I'll just speak to Officer Murphy to be on the safe side He seemed so helpful and confident that Mary Rose stopped crying and tried to feel confident, also Perhaps someone in the house did take her for company, but I think it would have been more polite if they'd said something to me," she murmured It's more likely that one of the old cranks thought the bird was a nuisance and wrung its neck," frowned Uncle Larry when he spoke to Aunt Kate alone. —  Mary Rose of Mifflin

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