...so very opportunely for its own safety. It was, " indeed," continues our historian, " brisk and *e lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers, " and...author of the tale has " not thought fit to inform us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift their habitations...

..." indeed," continues our historian, " brisk and " lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers, cc and without any winter provision in its hole. " This...author of the tale has " not thought fit to inform us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift their habitations...

...a living animal, and this was the Cuckow that the fire had waked. It was, indeed, brisk and Iwely, but wholly naked and bare of feathers, and without any winter provision in its hole." ' Mr. Bewick also informs us that a few years ago a young Guckow was found in a torpid state, in the...

...taking an axe, they opened the hole, and thrusting in their hands, first they plucked out nothing but feathers; afterwards they got hold of a living animal,...inform us." A few years ago a young Cuckoo was found iu a torpid state, in the thickest part of a close furze-bush. When taken up, it soon exhibited signs...

...that had waked so very opportunely for its own safety. It was, indeed," continues our historian, " brisk and lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers,...author of the tale has not thought fit to inform us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift their habitations...

...but wholly naked and' bare of' (Withers, and 'without any winter provision in its hole. This tiuckoo the boys kept two years afterwards alive in the stove;...song, the author of the tale has not thought fit to ih'form us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift theif...

...that had waked so very opportunely for its own safety. It was, indeed," continues our historian, " brisk and lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers,...provision in its hole. This cuckoo the boys kept two years afterward alive in the stove ; but whether it repaid them with a second song, the author of the tale...

...animal, and this was the Cuckoo that the fire had awaked. It was, indeed, (continues our historian,) brisk and lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers,...found in a torpid state, in the thickest part of a furze-bush. When taken up, it soon exhibited signs of life, but was quite destitute of feathers. Being...

...Cuckoo that had waked so very opportunely for its own safety. It was, indeed," continues our historian, "brisk and lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers,...author of the tale has not thought fit to inform us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift their habitation in...

...that had waked so very opportunely for its own safety. "It was, indeed," continues our historian, " brisk and lively, but wholly naked and bare of feathers,...author of the tale has not thought fit to inform us." The most probable opinion on this subject is, that as quails and woodcocks shift their habitation in...