. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 220 CURSORES. ling up, seemed swelled to twice her usual size. The young crowded together behind her, apparently sen- sible of their perilous situation, moving backward and forward as she advanced or retreated. This in- teresting scene lasted for at least ten minutes; the strength of the poor parent began evidently to flag, and the attacks of the squirrel became more daring and frequent, when my good friend stepped forward from his retreat, drove the assailant back to his hole, and rescued the innocent from d
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 220 CURSORES. ling up, seemed swelled to twice her usual size. The young crowded together behind her, apparently sen- sible of their perilous situation, moving backward and forward as she advanced or retreated. This in- teresting scene lasted for at least ten minutes; the strength of the poor parent began evidently to flag, and the attacks of the squirrel became more daring and frequent, when my good friend stepped forward from his retreat, drove the assailant back to his hole, and rescued the innocent from ; Two of the commonest and best - known birds among the Grallatores are probably the Snipe and the Woodcock. Renowned among the gunners as aflFording the rarest and most exciting sport, and no. Snipe. less renowned among the gastronomes of our cities, who love better to indulge their appetites over a well- cooked brace of either, than to apply their energies to the doubtful and difficult task of obtaining 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 Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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