. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 210 FRO^f BLOMIDON TO m Mi There are some birds of deservedly bad repute who wear an attractive exterior and maintain jaunty manners. The blue jay, for instance, though somewhat flashy in his dress and loud in his voice, passes with the unsuspecting as a bird worthy of confidence, 'f not of admiration. Yet if ever there was a scoundrel in feathers, he is one. He is my ideal pickpocket, shoplifter, smuggler, and confidence man. Most people think his cousin, the crow, an undoubted villain; yet he is c
. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 210 FRO^f BLOMIDON TO m Mi There are some birds of deservedly bad repute who wear an attractive exterior and maintain jaunty manners. The blue jay, for instance, though somewhat flashy in his dress and loud in his voice, passes with the unsuspecting as a bird worthy of confidence, 'f not of admiration. Yet if ever there was a scoundrel in feathers, he is one. He is my ideal pickpocket, shoplifter, smuggler, and confidence man. Most people think his cousin, the crow, an undoubted villain; yet he is considerably better off in morals than his gayly dressed relative. This is not saying that the crow is not a blackleg. Among men, the class usually victimized by rogues is that which is dressed and fed well, and luxuriously housed. There is such a class among birds, as the rogues rejoice to know. The war- blers toil little, talk much, live well, dress gayly, — always a la mode^ — and dwell in elaborate and beautiful houses. Redstarts, yellow-rumps, black-polls, and bay-breasteds make elaborate changes in their costumes. The parula lives in the most dainty of summer houses. The Cana- dian warbler wears a necklace of black pearls. The Maryland yellow-throat goes to a masque ball in a black domino every night in the season. There is nothing solemn or melancholy to these light-hearted, frivolous little birds. No sooner is there a chill in the air, a breath of something iii. 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 Bolles, Frank, 1856-1894. Boston; New York : Houghton Mifflin
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