. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . and ahalf from the central tree, allows it to fall over so that thetop rests upon the moss ball. Scores of others are placedside by side until a circle is completed, and we have atent-shaped structure, an opening or door being left at oneside. The orchid grows rapidly and the roof interlacesand forms a solid covering. In front of the door delicate,rich green mosses are planted until the space has the ap-pearance of a green lawn or meadow. Finally, the re-markable bird scatters bright flowers of all kinds, whichare carried away as soon as they fad
. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . and ahalf from the central tree, allows it to fall over so that thetop rests upon the moss ball. Scores of others are placedside by side until a circle is completed, and we have atent-shaped structure, an opening or door being left at oneside. The orchid grows rapidly and the roof interlacesand forms a solid covering. In front of the door delicate,rich green mosses are planted until the space has the ap-pearance of a green lawn or meadow. Finally, the re-markable bird scatters bright flowers of all kinds, whichare carried away as soon as they fade and replaced byothers. THE FINCHES AND SPARROWS Among the best-known birds are the sparrows, many ofwhich remain all the year in the North and lend a charmto winter by their frolics in the snow. The sparrows,finches, and grosbeaks,and their cousins () represent over fivehundred and fifty them are some ofthe most charming andinteresting birds foundanywhere. In this groupare the canary, of sweet- fig. 236 THE FINCHES AND SPARROWS est melody, the song sparrow, with its wonderful notes,and a great variety of other birds. The doughty English sparrow is, sad to relate, a well-known figure in this group. It was introduced from Eng-land, some years ago, in the hope that it would rid thetrees of the canker worms, but the birds proved to be seed eaters as well, andin large cities likeNew York haveproved themselvessuch nuisances thatthey have to bekilled off periodi-cally. They haveincreased in a mar-velous fashion,spreading over thecountry, manygoing west ongrain cars, untilthey now have avery wide distribu-tion in are the bestknown among the common birds of the garden and forestadjacent to towns and cities. The nests of these birds areoften wonders of architectural skill. The house finch, or linnet, a very common bird inSouthern California, nests in the tecoma and other vinesthat cling about my house. They are so tame that theent
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