. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE .'HERE WiEhLI familiar bird life. When the male ar- rives in the spring he is apt to have some buff}- or ashy skirting on his black feathers, but these soon disappear and he stands forth in a per- fect livery of black, white and buff. Un- der the neces- sity of having to provide for a growing brood, all his gaiety leaves him. He becomes anxious, silent, and careworn. Barely are the youngsters able to shift for themselves, when the father doffs the wed
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE .'HERE WiEhLI familiar bird life. When the male ar- rives in the spring he is apt to have some buff}- or ashy skirting on his black feathers, but these soon disappear and he stands forth in a per- fect livery of black, white and buff. Un- der the neces- sity of having to provide for a growing brood, all his gaiety leaves him. He becomes anxious, silent, and careworn. Barely are the youngsters able to shift for themselves, when the father doffs the wedding garments, and puts on a severely plain suit like that of the female. A month or so is spent by both old and young in recruiting strength—a season which is passed for the most part in loose flocks—and then the leisurely journey southward is begun, about the twentieth of August. The sole and characteristic note from this on is a metallic dink or chink. There is little concert about their southward movement, and the air in our latitude may resound with dink cries at any time of night, and often in the daytime, for a month. The birds gather in immense numbers in the reeds of the Chesapeake region, and are slaughtered by thous- ands for the market, where they are known as "; Later in then- retreat they infest the rice-swamps of the Carolinas and Georgia, where they are also killed in'great numbers, with perhaps some little show of justice. But surely if our Southern neighbors could realize of how much delicious music they deprive us another year, they would not be so cruel. It is a great pity that the burden of the musician's support does not fall more heavily upon us, for how cheerfully would we bear it!. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-192
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