BIRD LANGUAGE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 491, 23 July 1890, Page 8

BIRD LANGUAGE.

To my mind all bin's have a language, r,l l that language is as intelligible to icniselves as onrs is to us,”- said the roprietor of a bird store. “ I have a sir of etinaries, and I often listen to ieir conversation. In the morning one ft hem gives a t.w-eei.” ‘Are you awake?' e savs fo.the other. The other gives a ;w-eel.; ? ‘Yes; I’m a little sleepy, hough,’ and closes his eyes again. ‘But ,’s morning/- ‘ I don’t-care,’ says the izy mate, tucking his head under his ring once more.’ 4 It’s time lo wake p.’ This time there is no reply. Then the oilier proceeds to indulge i » morning serenade. He carols up ml down the scale. Then the second ird pokes out. her heard and shakes her eathers. 4 It’s really impossible to sleep nder the circumstances,’ she savs. *1 ope you don’t feel cross,’ be says. ‘ Oh. io, only— 5 And then they patch it all ip and ipdiiige in a chanping duet.” N his book, “ Salt Cellars,*’ the Rev. C. Ft. Spurgeon says : i; Advertise nongh and you may sell liquorice at a guinea a gill,” Zy U k/CPJBKHS have sometimes complained that they do not receive their kipers through the Rost mi til they are everal days old, and occasionally that ome issues they never received at all. The News is posted regularly, and should each subscribers in dpe course. It is to our interest to have the.. Paper lelivered punctually; but'when, it has »een duly posted we have no further ontrol. " If Subscribers who do not receive heir Papers regularly will kindly advise he Manager of the Nkvv.h, immediate and trict inquiries will he made into tlm latter.' 1 ’