. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a list of birds observed in the Province of Ontario, with an account of their habits, distribution, nests, eggs, & Birds; Oiseaux. n r,. BIRDS OF â iL'f is alwavs tf) be foiinil the c,ist-of( skins of snakes. Ep^^s, 4 to 5 , li,L;ht buffy-lnowti, streaked lengthwise by lines and markings of purplish and darker brown. I'his sj)ccics docs not penetrate tar noitli into Ontario, hut is a regular siininier resident along the southern frontier, where it irrives earlv in May, and soon makes it'^ prf^sence known hv its lond note olwarning, which is hea
. The birds of Ontario [microform] : being a list of birds observed in the Province of Ontario, with an account of their habits, distribution, nests, eggs, & Birds; Oiseaux. n r,. BIRDS OF â iL'f is alwavs tf) be foiinil the c,ist-of( skins of snakes. Ep^^s, 4 to 5 , li,L;ht buffy-lnowti, streaked lengthwise by lines and markings of purplish and darker brown. I'his sj)ccics docs not penetrate tar noitli into Ontario, hut is a regular siininier resident along the southern frontier, where it irrives earlv in May, and soon makes it'^ prf^sence known hv its lond note olwarning, which is heard among the tree tops long befoie the bird is visible. Dr. Wheaton in his " Birds of Ohio " states that this species is very niniieroiis near Cohniibiis, where the. country being well cleared and the usual breeding [.^laces difhciilt to find, the birds have taken to the use of boxes put up for Bluebirds anil Martins, and have been observed to dispossess the legitimate owners. It has also been noticed that the snake skins are left out where the nests :\rc in boxes. ( ^NlS BoNAHAKM". 177. SAYORMS I'IKEBE (). loO. Phoebe. Dull oilvacc'Mis-brown ; tlie head much darker fusc()us-i)rn\vn, almost blackish, usually in inarked contrast with the back : below soiled whitish, or palest ] ossible yellow, ]iarticularly on the belly ; the s'des and the breast â nearly or (juite across, shaded with gra) ish-brown ; wings and tail tlusk) , the outer tail feather, inner secondaries and usually the wing coverts edged with whitish : a whitish ring around the eye ; bill and feet black, varies greatly in shade. The foregoing is the average spring condition. As the summer passes, the plumage becomes much duller and darker brown from wearing of the feathers, and then, after the moult, fall specimens are much brighter than in spring, the under-parts being fretjuently decidedly yellow, at least on the belly. Very young birds have some feathers edged with rusty, particu
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