. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. A MIDSUMMER EXCURSION 269 Female: mixed rusty black and buff, ^^ith dull reddish-orange shoulders — not conspicuous. A Citizen of Xorth America in general. A member of the guilds of Ground Gleaners and Tree Trappers. THE PURPLE GRACKLE (The Crow Blackbird. Rusty Hinge) " What a noise those Black- fi birds are making ! said Nat. " That's nothing to tlie way they do early in the spring, or in autumn, after they are through nesting," said Rap. " You should hear them. They come to a big chestnut across
. Citizen bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. Birds. A MIDSUMMER EXCURSION 269 Female: mixed rusty black and buff, ^^ith dull reddish-orange shoulders — not conspicuous. A Citizen of Xorth America in general. A member of the guilds of Ground Gleaners and Tree Trappers. THE PURPLE GRACKLE (The Crow Blackbird. Rusty Hinge) " What a noise those Black- fi birds are making ! said Nat. " That's nothing to tlie way they do early in the spring, or in autumn, after they are through nesting," said Rap. " You should hear them. They come to a big chestnut across the road from our house, more than a hundred of them at once, and they creak and crackle and squeak till all of a sudden down they go on the ground, and walk about awhile to ; " Yes," said the Doctor, " I call them Rusty Hinges, for their voices sound like the creaking of a door that needs oiling on the hinges. But in spite of this they try to sing to their mates in spring,. Purple 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : The Macmillan company
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