. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . in weaving a swinging basket that is water-proof, knotting thread to thread, and bits of grass to bits ofgrass, and poking into it and through it the hairs out of horsestails and the slender stems of wire-like vegetation. When it iscompleted it swings in the breeze, high up and secure, and theround hole for entrance near the top is perfectly proportioned. In this nest are laid four long eggs—fully an inch in lengthand slender, of a light-brown color, and streaked and it is impossible for
. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . in weaving a swinging basket that is water-proof, knotting thread to thread, and bits of grass to bits ofgrass, and poking into it and through it the hairs out of horsestails and the slender stems of wire-like vegetation. When it iscompleted it swings in the breeze, high up and secure, and theround hole for entrance near the top is perfectly proportioned. In this nest are laid four long eggs—fully an inch in lengthand slender, of a light-brown color, and streaked and it is impossible for any one or anything to see the eggs 152 OUR BIRD FRIENDS lying in the nest, they ought to be pure white, but they are they are colored just because the birds themselves wantto admire them; certainly it is not for protection. The oriole does not come North until late in the spring andleaves when the first leaves begin to fade. Upon his migrationshe travels in the daytime, flying high and gracefully, and hespends a long winters holiday in the far South, going as faras Set up, electrotyped, printed and bound atTHE OUTING PRESS Deposit, New York I WH27 BOS
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