. American ornithology for the home and school . 214 AMERICAN AMERICAN ORNJTHOLOGy. 215 its natural haunts. It resorted to one however, that I had never noticedbefore in the wild bird in nature, that is where it was performed half sowell. When somewhat cornered in the open air andlooking about for themeans of escape, this bird struted along like a little turkey cock, draggingits wings along the ground as it stretched them downward at its the same time the head was drawn well back and depressed betweenthe shoulders, while the beautiful subcircular tail was spread out to i
. American ornithology for the home and school . 214 AMERICAN AMERICAN ORNJTHOLOGy. 215 its natural haunts. It resorted to one however, that I had never noticedbefore in the wild bird in nature, that is where it was performed half sowell. When somewhat cornered in the open air andlooking about for themeans of escape, this bird struted along like a little turkey cock, draggingits wings along the ground as it stretched them downward at its the same time the head was drawn well back and depressed betweenthe shoulders, while the beautiful subcircular tail was spread out to itsfull extent, bent far forward, so as almost to conceal the major part ofthe back. It was a pretty sight to see it thus walk off, and the instant itcame near any suitable cover to reverse the position of the tail, putting italmost completely out of view as it was directed backward, and withhead and neck extended forward, it, with marked cunning, ran into theplace of concealment, either to squat down or to stand perfectly motion-less when it thought it was no longer obse
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