. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . ubling sharply in obedi-ence to one knows not what sudden fear or fancy, uttering the while softwhistling notes, tweet, tzveet, so that the passing flock sounds like a fairy rattle-box. Altho rather wary when feeding, it is possil^le gradually to accustomthe birds to ones presence, so that they will permit a very close manoeuvering for half an hour in nearly open water, I once brought myboat within three feet of a wisp of birds huddled on a floating patch of pickerelw
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . ubling sharply in obedi-ence to one knows not what sudden fear or fancy, uttering the while softwhistling notes, tweet, tzveet, so that the passing flock sounds like a fairy rattle-box. Altho rather wary when feeding, it is possil^le gradually to accustomthe birds to ones presence, so that they will permit a very close manoeuvering for half an hour in nearly open water, I once brought myboat within three feet of a wisp of birds huddled on a floating patch of pickerelweed, before they took flight. At such a time, as soon as the Peeps suspectdanger, they stop feeding and stand motionless. Upon a nearer approach,thev may sink slowly to their knees and crouch closely, as tho hoping to escapenotice; or else they will take wing with sudden unanimity and shrill not greatly disturbed the flock may return to the same spot the next minute;but when it does, the birds first stand motionless upon alighting, until all fearsare removed, or until the object of distrust a-; 03 C THE SANDERUNG. 515 No. 238. SANDERLING. A. O. U. No. 248. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). Description.—Adult in summer: Crown and upper parts in general blackishwith heavy edging of ashy white, and with much striping, sub-marginal marking,or indenting and barring, of pale rufous ; sides of head, throat, and neck all around,and sides of breast ashy white, strongly tinted with pale rufous, and finely spottedwith dusky; remaining under parts pure white,—the white well up on sides ofrump, and including outer feathers of upper tail-coverts; wings, marginally, andincluding exposed portions of quills, fuscous; the greater coverts tipped withwhite, and the wing-quills changing to white on their inner webs and under sur-faces ; the inner primaries white basally on outer webs; tail dusky above, ashy grayon lateral feathers; bill and feet black. Adult in zvinter: Wings dusk
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