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This is the reason why little or no intercourse has ever taken place between us who are civilised and these hordes; that which has gone on has been entirely conducted by the aid of interpreters, being those few wood-pigeons who have come away from the main body, and dwell peaceably in our midst.
'You must lie still, said the little robber-girl, 'or else I shall stick my knife into you! In the morning Gerda told her all that the wood-pigeons had said. She nodded. 'Do you know where Lapland is? she asked the reindeer. 'Who should know better than I? said the beast, and his eyes sparkled. 'I was born and bred there on the snow-fields.
Birds, as just remarked, are attracted by our own trees and shrubs. Oaks are favourites with rooks and wood-pigeons; blackbirds whistle in them in spring; if there is a pheasant about in autumn he is sure to come under the oak; jays visit them. Elms are resorted to by most of the larger birds. Ash plantations attract wood-pigeons and turtle-doves.
'I have found out a gift for my fur, I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me the plunder forbear, She will say
As we limped homewards, sadly mauled and discomfited, we saw them for a long time flying at a great height against the deep blue sky above our heads, soaring round and round, no bigger than wood-pigeons, with their eyes no doubt still following our progress. At last, however, as we reached the thicker woods they gave up the chase, and we saw them no more.
We hurried back to the camp, stripped the birds of their feathers, skinned the squirrel, and soon had them roasting before the fire. "Our friends will be well pleased not to have to wait for their supper," said Martin, as he quickly turned round the wood-pigeons on the spit. They were soon cooked, and unable to resist the gnawings of hunger we divided one of them and ate it up.
Through the open window, they could hear the soft cooing of the wood-pigeons. Among the big trees behind the house, there was a populous rookery, noisy now with the squeaky voices of the young birds, and the deeper cawing of the parent rooks. "I have been for many years without one gleam of hope," said the Professor slowly.
When satisfied, the brown hens run swiftly away to cover, while the cocks, with greater confidence, walk quietly away in stately fashion, or remain under the trees. Wood-pigeons are usually very shy and wary birds, yet these also come, six and eight at a time, and feed at my window, Indian corn and peas being their specialities.
It was the hour of the wood-pigeons coming in to roost, and several were wheeling over our heads at a considerable height. "There's something for you to empty your gun at, Bruce," Sir. Raymond said, pointing to one that came rather nearer than the rest. He was leveling, when Forrester cried out, "Five-and-twenty to five on the bird!" "Done!" answered Bruce, as he pulled the trigger.
I shot a small lory closely resembling a common species at Ternate, and a glossy starling which differed from the allied birds of Ceram and Matabello. Large wood-pigeons and crows were the only other birds I saw, but I did not obtain specimens. About eight in the evening of June 25th we started, and found that with all hands at work we could just haul up our mainsail.
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