UNCOMMONLY KNOWING BIRDS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1731, 4 January 1888, Page 2

UNCOMMONLY KNOWING BIRDS.

An exchange gives currency to the following ornithological yarn, of which we will only oay that its yery atrange, if it's The wall of St. Mary's churchyard, m the city of Limerick, projected into the main street. On the ineide of the wall were large elm treep, m which a number of crowe had built their nests. This they had do^e annually for several years. In the month of August, 1876, the etreete being flagged for the accommodation of foot-passengers, it was thought proper to move tho wall further m, and consequently to cut down the front row of eltna. For come duys whilst this was m agitation there seemed to be a great commotion amongst the crows. At last a day was appointed by the Dean to hold a vestry m order to determine this matter. When, the veßtry met the trees wero ordered to I be cnt down. But it was agreed that p,n,e which stood at a corner should stand, and that those which stood backward, should remain as an ornament to the city. Before and during toe Bitting of the vestry the crows were continually together, and a loud chattering was heard on all fides. As soon as the veßtry broke up, to the groat astonishment of multitudes, tho crows began with unremitting labor to rotnova their nests to those trees which were ordered to remain. Only the elm which stood m th'p. corner, anc} was m a doqbt'ffjl position, tb,ey pa,Bße.d by. their nestp were speedily removed, e^oept an old nest which for a long time had been unoooupied. Theso facts are well known by multitudes m Limor'ok who were oye- witnesses. But who can account for Ihtiin ? Let him do it who can.