. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . Taken in Douglas County. NESTING SITE OE THE BULEOCK ORIOLE. Photo by the Author. which yield little in the wind. Nor is there any such obvious attempt in thecase of this bird to escape enemies by placing the eggs out of reach. TheMagpie would search Sheol for a maggot, and any effort to best him wouldbankrupt the longest purse. Tired of the confinement of the nest, the ambitious fledgelings clamberup the sides and perch upon the brim. From this less secure position theyare no
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . Taken in Douglas County. NESTING SITE OE THE BULEOCK ORIOLE. Photo by the Author. which yield little in the wind. Nor is there any such obvious attempt in thecase of this bird to escape enemies by placing the eggs out of reach. TheMagpie would search Sheol for a maggot, and any effort to best him wouldbankrupt the longest purse. Tired of the confinement of the nest, the ambitious fledgelings clamberup the sides and perch upon the brim. From this less secure position theyare not infrequently dislodged before they are quite ready to face the vears ago a friend of mine. Mr. Chas. W. Robinson, of Chelan, secureda fledgeling Oriole which he rescued from the water of the lake where it hadevidently just fallen from an overhanging nest. When taken home it proveda readv pet, and was given the freedom of the place. Some two weekslater my friend rescued a nestling from another brood under preciselysimilar circumstances, and put it in a cage with the older bird. The new-. THE CALIFORNIA BICOLORED BLACKBIRD. 53 ci uner had not yet learned to feed himself, but only opened his mouthand called with childish insistence. Judge of the owners delight, and mineas a witness, when the older bird, himself little more than a fledgeling, beganto feed the orphan with all the tender solicitude of a parent. It wasirresistibly cunning and heartsome too, for the bird to select with thoughtful,brotherly kindness, a morsel of food, and hop over toward the clamoringstranger and drop it into his mouth; after this to stand back as if to , baby! how did you like that? This trait was not shown by achance exhibition alone, but became a regular habit, which was still fol-lowed when the older bird bad attained to fly-catching. It upset all onesnotions about instinct, and made one think of a golden rule for birds. No. 18. CALIFORNIAN BICOLORED BLACKBIRD. A. O. U. No. 499
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