. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . Y B. CONTENTS CHAPTEH PAGE! I Facts About Birds 3 II More Facts About Birds . . ... , .9 III How Birds Fly and Sing .15 IV The Flicker or Yellow-Hammer 23 V The Robin . 29 VI The Humming Bird 37 VII The Blue Jay ... 43 VIII The Redbird or Cardinal . . . .49 IX The Swallow . 55 X Bird Migration 63 XI The Whip-Poor-Will 71 XII The Crow 77 XIII The Pigeon . 83 XIV The Kingfisher . .89 XV The Cowbird 95 XVI The English Sparrow 101 XVII The Quail 107 XVIII The Bat 115 XIX The Redhead Woodpecker 121 XX The
. Our bird friends; containing many things young folks ought to know--and likewise grown-ups . Y B. CONTENTS CHAPTEH PAGE! I Facts About Birds 3 II More Facts About Birds . . ... , .9 III How Birds Fly and Sing .15 IV The Flicker or Yellow-Hammer 23 V The Robin . 29 VI The Humming Bird 37 VII The Blue Jay ... 43 VIII The Redbird or Cardinal . . . .49 IX The Swallow . 55 X Bird Migration 63 XI The Whip-Poor-Will 71 XII The Crow 77 XIII The Pigeon . 83 XIV The Kingfisher . .89 XV The Cowbird 95 XVI The English Sparrow 101 XVII The Quail 107 XVIII The Bat 115 XIX The Redhead Woodpecker 121 XX The Meadow Larks 127 XXI The Blackbirds 137 XXII The Wren . . . . . .143 XXIII The Oriole . .149 ILLUSTRATIONS Cardinal ......... Frontispiece FACINGPAGE Flicker . . . . . . .24 Robin . . . .30 Blue Jay ........... 44 Whippoorwill . . . . . .72 Kingfisher . . . . . .90 Red-Headed Woodpecker . . . . .122 Meadowlark ......... 128 * Red-Winged Blackbird . . . . .138 Baltimore Oriole . . . . . .150 FACTS ABOUT BIRDS. OUR BIRD FRIENDS CHAPTER I FACTS ABOUT BIRDS LL birds lay eggs—otherwise they would notbe birds. All birds are covered, or nearlycovered, with feathers, but in a few cases thefeathers are almost as fine as hair or all birds do not fly, although all of them have somekind of wings. Some birds are so large and have such smallwings that the wings are not able to carry them. In suchcases you will find either that the bird can run very fast orthat it is a good swimmer, so that it is not necessary for it tofly, either in catching its food or escaping its enemies. All animals, including birds, for birds belong to the animalkingdom, seem to be built for just one purpose—to live. Inorder to live it must get something to eat and be able to get outof the way of its enemies. OUR BIRD FRIENDS If you will take a bird—or any animal for that matter—andexamine it, you will find that everything about it is useful inassisting it to live. For instance, the color of the quail i
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