. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. The Rubv-throiu's Caterers es his generous eiitertainnient. Late in the >eason other hirger birds on their way southward will bolt the bright berries on this vine and distribute the seeds over a wide area. It would, perhaps, be im- possible to rind another plant more whollv depend- ent upon the ministration oF birds than the coral ho?ieysuckle. Small-tiowered bush honevsuckl have adapted " n- selves to smal. those with 1( -t^er tubes and greater
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. The Rubv-throiu's Caterers es his generous eiitertainnient. Late in the >eason other hirger birds on their way southward will bolt the bright berries on this vine and distribute the seeds over a wide area. It would, perhaps, be im- possible to rind another plant more whollv depend- ent upon the ministration oF birds than the coral ho?ieysuckle. Small-tiowered bush honevsuckl have adapted " n- selves to smal. those with 1( -t^er tubes and greater ambition strive to please bumble-bees; the twining honev- suckle seen on e\ erv village porch wooes the sphinx-moth with white, deli- ciouslv sweet How- ers, most fragrant at evening and which turn yellow after fertilizatit)n. (-iuite f r e q u e n 11 v the larger sphinx-moths are mistaken for iuimming-birds at gUvaming when the foimer begin their rounds. It is true the rubv-throat often visits the nn)th's own Howers, but in the tubes o'i those which, like the twining honeysuckle, have newly opened at evening for their legitimate benefactors' benerit, the bird rinds lifle left to reward his search the follow- ing day unless the previous evening has been too. >vve>;o if,i. 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 Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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