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uyaywing the Gull was a long way from salt water. He likes to iisll in iresh water. and he had iuiiuwed the Big River up to where the water ran too fast to freeze. He had come day after day to fish there. There were znhcrs spending the winter there aim telt that they had more right to llsh there than Graywing had. Rattles the Kingfisher was one. Lgnglegs the Heron was another. Both of them had lived all sum- nicr not far from that open water. They didn't want another fisher- man there. Sawbill the Merganzer. who is also called Sheildrake, was . frequent visitor there. And al- most daily King Eagle and Mrs. Eagle were visitors on the chance nf finding a dead fish floating in

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This morning there was a feel- ing of uneasiness among all the feathered fisher folk. It was a feeling that there was going to be a change in the weather. None of them could have told why they had this feeling. They Just had it, and that was all they knew about it. Graywing the Gull. after circling around. lighted on the water over near where Longlegs the Heron was standing with just his feet in the water. Above him Rattles the Kingfisher was on his favorite porch in a tree from which a dead limb extended out over the water.

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Mrs. I-lilson Hughes of Harring- ton, P. E. 1.. has given birth in seven children in less than five years: two sets of twins and three single births.

The peaceful life of the seven House brothers of Port Stanley, Ontario, came to an abrupt end last July when they were caught up in the spotlight of publicity

going to Stay?" said Graywing.

"Why shouldn't we stay?" croak- ed Longiegs.

"No reason at all if you think you can stand it." declared Gray- wing. . "Stand what?" asked Rattles.

"Stand what's coming," replied Graywing.

"How do you know what's com- ing?" croaked Longiegs.

”I don't know what's coming. out I have a feeling. And what- ever it is, I'm not going to be iierc when it gets here," retort- ed Graywing.

Without awaiting s reply Gray- wing took to his wings. He cir- cled twics. then headed straight down the Big River. gr owing smaller and smaller until be dis- appeared altogether. He was on his way back to salt water where he would be more at home than up there on the Bic River. Long- Iegs looked up at Rattles. "What do you think?” he asked.

"I think, probably. that follow has good sense. I hate to go. but if we shall have such cold weather that most of this water would be froun over. I don't want to here. Fishing is poor enough as it is." said Rattles.

Without another word he ldt his perch. flew out a little way over the water. and then went off down the Big River after Gray- wing. rattling as he flew. He was soon out of sight.

Hardly had Rattles disappeared when King Eagle and Mrs. Eagle came down from the Great Mountain. King Eagle flew low above Longlegs. "We are oing South before it is foo lats. V3ou'd Etta: do the same thing," said

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Here. too, you win find quite a variety of bills. Some are straight. some curved, some short, and some seven inches long, all de- pending on their place of resi- dence and the kind of flowers grown in the vicinity.

Indeed, there seems to be no limit to the fantastic shapes of birds bills. yet they are all equ. any useful to their owners as eat- ing tools.

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