. Birds through an opera-glass. Birds. 58 BIRDS THROUGH AN- OPERA-GLASS. far over river and lake, calling loudly to the echoes as he goes. He is the most marked of the trillers, having a loud, rapid call that Wilson compares to a watch- man's rattle, and that, as Mr. Burroughs ingen-. iously suggests, reminds you of an alarm clock. He usually gives it when on the wing, and if on hear- ing him you look up in time, you will see a large, ungainly slate-blue bird, with an odd flight — his short tail making him out of proportion so that his wings seem too far back. As he flies over, you note his bi
. Birds through an opera-glass. Birds. 58 BIRDS THROUGH AN- OPERA-GLASS. far over river and lake, calling loudly to the echoes as he goes. He is the most marked of the trillers, having a loud, rapid call that Wilson compares to a watch- man's rattle, and that, as Mr. Burroughs ingen-. iously suggests, reminds you of an alarm clock. He usually gives it when on the wing, and if on hear- ing him you look up in time, you will see a large, ungainly slate-blue bird, with an odd flight — his short tail making him out of proportion so that his wings seem too far back. As he flies over, you note his big, heavily-crested head, his dark collar,. 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, 1863-1948. New York, Cleveland [etc. ] The Chautauqua press
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