Through the thoughts and actions of the ornothologist's character towards the birds, Jewett emphasizes his lack of empathy towards the animals and their rights, as well as his speciesism. In the part of the story where he goe to Sylvia's house to find a place to sleep, he acts proud and brags about his killings while showing no remorse after hunting down "dozens and dozens of them"(14) to be "stuffed and preserved"(14) in the name of science. His actions show that he thinks himself above the animals, and he treats hunting them like his own twisted little hobby or sport : "I have shot and…