. The birds about us. Birds. The Perching Birds. 37 Probably there is no more characteristic bird of the winter landscape of the Northern and Middle States than the black-capped titmouse, or Chicka- dee, as it is usually called. As I have said of the nuthatches, they have no predilections as to locality, and are as ready to glean from trees about your yard as to hunt in the depths of the woods. They are happily constituted as to food, and when one supply fails can readily turn to another, and thrive as well on vege- table substances as upon the fat larvae of in- sects. They are never silent. c
. The birds about us. Birds. The Perching Birds. 37 Probably there is no more characteristic bird of the winter landscape of the Northern and Middle States than the black-capped titmouse, or Chicka- dee, as it is usually called. As I have said of the nuthatches, they have no predilections as to locality, and are as ready to glean from trees about your yard as to hunt in the depths of the woods. They are happily constituted as to food, and when one supply fails can readily turn to another, and thrive as well on vege- table substances as upon the fat larvae of in- sects. They are never silent. chick-a-dee-dee, or tsec-dect, or phe-bcc, all the day long, the last of the three notes perhaps being a love-call. Yet, common as they are, they never startle you with some strange act that makes you wonder if birds are as brainy as people. They are commonplace, and yet have such winning ways that you never tire of them. Even when they have nests in the hollows of old trees, and are concerned about their young, they do not forget to be cheerful, and sing as con- stantly as though care was unknown. Of all our birds, they are the tamest, I believe. I have often 4. Chickadee. It is a matter of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Abbott, Charles C. (Charles Conrad), 1843-1919. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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