20 MARCH 1897, Page 17

A BIRD-STORY.

[TO THE EDIAOR. OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

SIR,—The following anecdote of a robin's courage may interest your readers. A few weeks ago I saw our cat running from under some trees with a robin in its mouth. Then I saw that another robin was clinging on to the back of the cat's neck, apparently pecking its head to save its companion. As the kitten came near the house the second robin flew off, and I seized the cat, and away flew its victim with a ‘' cheep, cheep," apparently none the worse for its adventure. Surely this is an unusual example