. Bird world; a bird book for children . Scarlet Tanager. THE SCARLET TANAGER. THE male Tanager gives up its scarlet color whennesting time is over, but wears the velvety jetblack of his wings. A dull olive green is the colorof the female, and of the male when the scarlet isdropped. Its song resembles that of the Robin, butis not so free and The Cedar Bird THE POLITEST BIRD. WE can all tell what would happen if we shouldthrow a piece of bread into the street, underthe trees where the Sparrows are chattering. What 38 BIRD WORLD. a noisy group there would soon be about the bread;and if s
. Bird world; a bird book for children . Scarlet Tanager. THE SCARLET TANAGER. THE male Tanager gives up its scarlet color whennesting time is over, but wears the velvety jetblack of his wings. A dull olive green is the colorof the female, and of the male when the scarlet isdropped. Its song resembles that of the Robin, butis not so free and The Cedar Bird THE POLITEST BIRD. WE can all tell what would happen if we shouldthrow a piece of bread into the street, underthe trees where the Sparrows are chattering. What 38 BIRD WORLD. a noisy group there would soon be about the bread;and if some lucky fellow should fly off with a largecrumb, how the others would hurry after, and leavehim no peaceful moment in which to eat it. Country boys and girls know, too, how very ill-mannered even motherly old hens will be, and howundignified they will look if you throw a handful ofgrain into their midst. You will therefore be surprised, I feel sure, at thestory I am going to tell you about the politest bird Iknow. No princess in a fairy tale could be broughtup by her anxious parents to have better mannersthan this handsome bird. His name and his picture you will find on theopposite page, and some of you who live among thehills where the red cedars stand covered all winterwith spicy smelling berries, will know from his namewhat he eats in w
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