. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. Sept., 1907 TWO STUDIES IN BLUE 123 character, I never expect to see one. They go sneaking thru the woods, steaHng eggs and wrecking homes of others, and squeahng in dehght at every chance to pillage—but this is legitimate in the blue jay code of morals. I have often won- dered whether jays plunder other jays, or whether there is honor among bird thieves. Are there robber barons among birds as among men? But doves could not be more gentle and loving about the home, for the jays were devoted parents. If this pair of jays carried on their nest robbing, they did
. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. Sept., 1907 TWO STUDIES IN BLUE 123 character, I never expect to see one. They go sneaking thru the woods, steaHng eggs and wrecking homes of others, and squeahng in dehght at every chance to pillage—but this is legitimate in the blue jay code of morals. I have often won- dered whether jays plunder other jays, or whether there is honor among bird thieves. Are there robber barons among birds as among men? But doves could not be more gentle and loving about the home, for the jays were devoted parents. If this pair of jays carried on their nest robbing, they did it on the quiet away from home, for in the thicket and only a few yards away I found a robin's nest with eggs, and the nest of a thrush with young birds. Perhaps the jays wanted to. !%f .. 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 Cooper Ornithological Club; Cooper Ornithological Society. Santa Clara, Calif. : Cooper Ornithological Club
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