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 CONCORD, N. H. 
 PUBLISHED BY R. MERRILL. 
 
 1843. 
 
The Guillemot. 
 
 The largest species of this bird 
 is the Foolish Guillemot, which 
 weighs about twenty-four oun 
 ces, and is seventeen inches in 
 length. They are a stupid bird 
 
BIRDS. 
 Eagle. 
 
 Here is an eagle, the king 
 of birds. He is so powerful 
 that he can kill a lamb, and 
 carry it off into the air. He 
 weighs between twelve and 
 thirteen pounds; the wings, 
 when extended, measure up- 
 ward of seven feet 
 
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 Swan« 
 
 
 This bird is larger than 
 the goose. It is perfectly 
 white, and appears very beau- 
 tiful as it sails about upon the 
 water. It is along-lived bird, 
 and sometimes attains the 
 age of a hundred vears. 
 
Parrot. 
 
 There are a great many 
 kinds of parrots, most of 
 which can be taught to speak. 
 Some of them are green, some 
 blue, and some are of various 
 colors. They are all natives 
 of warm countries. 
 
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 Hoopoe. 
 
 This is a handsome bird 
 of the parrot kind. It has 
 long feathers upon its head, 
 which makes it look some- 
 what like a fine lady, with a 
 gay cap on. It is a solitary 
 bird, living upon insects. In 
 some places it is considered 
 palatable food. 
 
Owl* 
 
 This bird lives in the woods 
 and as he can hardly see in 
 the day-time, he waits till the 
 evening, and then flies about 
 to catch some mice for ?up- 
 per. Sometimes an owl, by 
 mistake, gets abroad in the 
 day-time. The other birds 
 seem to consider this very 
 much out of the way. So 
 they all assemble round him 
 
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 and abuse him at a great rate. 
 There he sits, listening to the 
 noise, but unable to see who 
 the impudent fellows are. 
 The blue jay generally takes 
 the lead, and seems to say, 
 " O, you naughty brute of an 
 owl ! how dare you come out 
 among us, such decent, well- 
 behaved, well-dressed people? 
 O,you gazing, goggling crea- 
 ture, get out of our sight ! Get 
 away to your hole ! Clear 
 out, and don't attempt to 
 force yourself into the gen- 
 teel company of blue jays, 
 cat birds, and woodpeckers I" 
 
 
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 E. MERRILL, 
 
 CONCORD, JM. H. 
 
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