. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttal's Manual. Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I'OLIOFI'ILA CKKULKA. Char. Male: alinve, l)liiisli gray, darker on bead, ])aler on nmip; fureliead and line over tiie eye l)laek ; l)enealli, pale bluish white; wiii,t;s dusky; tail lunger than the body, tlic outer featliers partly wliite. i'V- nude; similar to the male, but lacking the black on head. Length 4', to 5 inches. A'c's/. A graceful, cu| shaped structure, saddled on limb of a tree 15 or 2
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttal's Manual. Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. I'OLIOFI'ILA CKKULKA. Char. Male: alinve, l)liiisli gray, darker on bead, ])aler on nmip; fureliead and line over tiie eye l)laek ; l)enealli, pale bluish white; wiii,t;s dusky; tail lunger than the body, tlic outer featliers partly wliite. i'V- nude; similar to the male, but lacking the black on head. Length 4', to 5 inches. A'c's/. A graceful, cu| shaped structure, saddled on limb of a tree 15 or 20 feet from the gmund; composed of felted plant fibre ornamented externally with lichens and lined with feathers. /,";â¢,â â¢,?. 3-5; bluish white, speckled with bright brown; X l)Ut for the length of the tail, this would rank amoni,^ the most (limintitive of birds. It is a very dexterous, lively inscit- hnnter, and keeps commonly in the tojjs of tall trees; its motions are rai)id and incessant, appearing always in (jmst of its prey, darting from bough to bough with hanging wings and elevated tail, uttering only at times a feeble song of /sir Aw, scarcely louder than the squeak of a mouse. It arrives in the State of Pennsylvania from the South about the middle of Aiuil. and seldom passes to the north of the States of New York and Ohio, though others,following the courseof the large ri\ers, j)rn- etrate into Kentucky, Indiana, and Arkansas. Its first vi-its are paid to the blooming willows along the borders of w iter- courses, and besides other small insects it now i)reys on the troublesome mosqtiitoes. About the beginning of May it forms its nest, which is usually fixed among twigs, at the height of 10, or sometimes even 50, feet from the groimd, near the sinumit. 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
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