. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 45 cS IIL'MMLNG JURDS. t • * ii. i } ? forsaken. I )esiiltory in its movements, roving onl\ through the region of blooming sweets, its visits to the Northern States are delayed till the month of Ahi)-. Still later, as if deter- mined that no tlower shall " blush unseen, or waste its sweet- ness on the luisli-gray lichens, agglutinated by saliva and mat<;hed with surrounding objects, instinctively fcjrm the deceiving external coat : portions of the cunning architectme
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 45 cS IIL'MMLNG JURDS. t • * ii. i } ? forsaken. I )esiiltory in its movements, roving onl\ through the region of blooming sweets, its visits to the Northern States are delayed till the month of Ahi)-. Still later, as if deter- mined that no tlower shall " blush unseen, or waste its sweet- ness on the luisli-gray lichens, agglutinated by saliva and mat<;hed with surrounding objects, instinctively fcjrm the deceiving external coat : portions of the cunning architectme. for further security, are even tied down to the supporting station. Within are laid copious quantities of the I'jappus or other down of plants ; the inner layer of this excpiisite be*! is finished with the shortwood of the budding Plata)ius, the mullein, or the soft clothing of unfolding fern- stalks. Incubation, so tedious to the volatile pair, is completed in the short space of ten days, and in the warmer States a second brood is raised. AVhen the nest is approached, the parents dart around the intruder, within a few inches of his face ; and the female, if the young are out, often resumes her. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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