. Stories about birds of land and water . ^4:r V^^^-W 4 1 I 4 m^s-.:-^ ^i-55i>^ ^/M:m^ ^-^ N.^ ^-^v :^^i.^i^JS.^JHE WILD CANARY. In England the tame canaries often make their nest in the cage, and reartheir little brood, to the great delight of their owners. A lady had some tame canaries that she hoped would rear their youngones. She thought she would make the nest for them, and save them thetrouble. But the bird was not at all satisfied with her workmanship, and THE TAME CANARY. 149 tore the nest to pieces with her beak, and scattered it about. Then she setto work, and made it over a

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. Stories about birds of land and water . ^4:r V^^^-W 4 1 I 4 m^s-.:-^ ^i-55i>^_ ^/M:m^ ~ ^-^ N.^ ^-^v :^~^i.^i^JS.^JHE WILD CANARY. In England the tame canaries often make their nest in the cage, and reartheir little brood, to the great delight of their owners. A lady had some tame canaries that she hoped would rear their youngones. She thought she would make the nest for them, and save them thetrouble. But the bird was not at all satisfied with her workmanship, and THE TAME CANARY. 149 tore the nest to pieces with her beak, and scattered it about. Then she setto work, and made it over again. The tame canary is ahvays a captive, but a happy one. It has never. known hberty, and does not therefore regret the loss of it. It is veryaffectionate, and becomes so famihar that it will hop about the table, andperch on its mistresss shoulder. It lives a long time. One that was hatched in a cage, lived with thesame mistress twenty-six years. 15° STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. THE CUCKOO. The order of climbers includes some birds that can hardly be said to climb, , though they Hve much among the branches of trees.