The birds that have travelled so long
between the unfeathered races and the sky,
cannot understand the balloon and the aeroplane.
The smaller ones give these formidable-looking
engines of the air a wide berth,
while the larger and more powerful ones
sometimes attack them and their occupants.
As the science of Aviation continues to
make progress, birds of all sizes will no
doubt learn to get out of the way as soon as
they can, when they view an air-craft approaching:
and we may yet see bird-hunts
from aeroplanes or dirigibles, as one of the
approved sports of the day.
