. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 31(] JiED-I'OLL WAliliLEU Me. oHt-chv-nj that it is u surprise vvlicn he sud- (Ion y vaults int.» mid .ir with an ecstatic love-sonjr. It breaks away from Ids stereotyped notes .^o ('onipletely that it comes as an outpourino- of lo„rr. pent-up feelin-, and raises him from the rank of a prosaut hunter after worms to tliat of an im- passioned and lover. In domestic rela- tions, few birds are more affectionate than the fellow-throat, Mr. Chamberlain tells us. The niale carries food most assiduously to
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 31(] JiED-I'OLL WAliliLEU Me. oHt-chv-nj that it is u surprise vvlicn he sud- (Ion y vaults int.» mid .ir with an ecstatic love-sonjr. It breaks away from Ids stereotyped notes .^o ('onipletely that it comes as an outpourino- of lo„rr. pent-up feelin-, and raises him from the rank of a prosaut hunter after worms to tliat of an im- passioned and lover. In domestic rela- tions, few birds are more affectionate than the fellow-throat, Mr. Chamberlain tells us. The niale carries food most assiduously to his mate at' the nest, caressing- her, sinoi„o. for l,er diversion, and guarding- her from disturbance. If the nest IS ar,i)roaclK>d, he " alternately scolds and pleads with^ marked emphasis of disi,leasure and anx- ; The nest is a bulky but comfortable abode made of loosely woven strips of bark, grasses, and dead leaves, sometimes roofing tlu top; and the eggs are white, speckled thinly at the larger end. Ead-poll Warbler: Dendroicapalmarum hypochrysea. Crown „ut; back brownish green; under v^H^ entirely yellow. 1 ouu,, and adult, in winter, cap concealed or wanting. Lvwjlh, about ')l inches GKooKA,.„,cI),,:r, North America east of he mountains; bree<ls from Maine northward east of Hudson liay; migrates southward through the Atlantic states, and winters in the Gulf states. - In the spring migration the Red-poll is often seen on the ground or on fences or bushes in conipany with Yellow-rumps, Pine Warblers, and Chipping Sparrows. It is common in Central. 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, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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