New-York tribune., 1905-08-03
INJURED BIRDS.
Mrs Pope's Experience 1cith Those
Brought to Her from the Park.

because she lost a cockatoo. Miss Virginia Pope
has rad an opportunity TO carry brisk traffic
n Wild birds from Central Park. if she so desired
Hs- boarding house and hospital for birds is not
fa- from the park One day few weeks ago she
v-ss having new screens put in. and beautiful
,ybf-e r0czsto0 from Australia decided that this
vss The time. Il ever. TO see little of America
fe escaped an5 made straight for the park. where
be was afterv-ard seen. Miss Pope went to the
-ers r1r- r-Hrirlas and described him: q roval bird
fr,- ts.e --om ttn 20 tin Of his snowy wings and
v-tr q gorgeous sulphur yellow crest Perhaps
because af exaggerated reports OF his beauty. .
story c7J about that slo0 reward was offered for
him and one newspaper had it that 800 was stiu
eut-e-.r- about the park
II IS --1 tHat the white coc6aoo is still at IA rye
in the park He has been seen. from time To time
even close TO The Casino but always too high in
The trees 1or capture
The story ~ the escape. however. and the seusa-
tional dSEre named without authority for reward
save somebody an idea that Miss Pope would buy
birds from the park One night soon after a
mar came IN with bird dripping wet Miss Pope
looked 81 z and found 1t was young thrush with
one broken leg. The man said he had seen It fall
OH o- us nest into the water and knowing her in
terest In birds had brought II 10 her Miss Pope
sid she would set the birds leg and care for il
u1tA II was cured. The man stiu hung around
frst on one foot then on the other, and finally
SD rs tie bird worth anything 10 you?"
90" orth anything 10 me?" said the bird doctor
r. O.
were. this is Wild bird protected by law as we'll
Is humanity You have no more right 10 sell il
thaa have 10 buy it. It would be a $50 fine for
b1ta 1t u.s."
TIE minute she spoke about a fine the man had
Urgent business elsewhere Then Miss Pope began
e reflect Though her place IS not very far from
IRE park II seemed strange the bird could reach
there dripping wet Then she remembered the
fre buckets az the foot Of the stairs. always fun
of water she made up her mind the little thrush
had gotten his bath at the bottom Of the stairs
The next morning she cad that some friend of
Mrs.. Russell Sage had summoned q policeman 10
arrest -Ere- men in the parks The previous after
noon fl- E1l5es-ing birds one Of tha rre1 cot
away and another tried TO throw a-vav = hand
sercli7- Eiel arrested Inside the handkerchief
was found mother thrush with both legs broken
---ss rope -t-LAs the man who got away brought
ne thrush % her that night.
Two robins with broken legs were brought To her
9.-- me same llTne: bluebird and several other
bros some . them sparroWs. the would be sellers
beng fF-l-ILy TOO ignorant know that q spar-
rlT WGs -- no value The birds were brought by
b5-1 men and boys all OF them very Door in ar-
i9a-a-- ma ALI Whatever their origin, able TO
one bona 1-e emergency. case was brought 70 the
lrl 1asE-la- recently Three ueWsbOys brought in
had heard that Miss Pope could set birds legs a nd
-1ev watched the operation with intense interest
--t --E Ea-eIT meanwhile with the marvellous
.ls-1-L "lLcn BIRDS almost always show under
hack nile the surgeon banda ged his leg. At the
slSE- ~ ---S the boys TusTVelIeG greatly
cay l--- came 10 see now the patient getting
On .- me ninth day the baLdage removed
arc The bird hOppeo about the ward. COnVersug
WITH I1e parrots and ChIrping q cheerful defiance
yhe1 re tropical birds yelled al him On the
scored by three uevsbOys and one hospital at
iacz-t 70 The park where he set free.