. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. ^12 POULTRY AND WILD BIRDS. Meadowlakk 501 Mcadowlark. Length lof inches. One of the most conspicuous birds on the prairies, open fields, and pastures. His ringing song can be heard a good distance, being a clear, metallic whistle ; he often delivers it from post or stone or other elevation. The nest is placed on the ground. The upper parts of the bird are mottled grays and browns; the breast is bright yellow with a black crescent; he displays white outer tail feathers in flight. Arrives early in spring and remains till late autumn. A
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. ^12 POULTRY AND WILD BIRDS. Meadowlakk 501 Mcadowlark. Length lof inches. One of the most conspicuous birds on the prairies, open fields, and pastures. His ringing song can be heard a good distance, being a clear, metallic whistle ; he often delivers it from post or stone or other elevation. The nest is placed on the ground. The upper parts of the bird are mottled grays and browns; the breast is bright yellow with a black crescent; he displays white outer tail feathers in flight. Arrives early in spring and remains till late autumn. A great favorite. The range of the eastern meadowlark extends westward to the Dakotas, where that of the western variety begins, the two overlapping somewhat. The descrip- tion in this paragraph applies to both forms equally well. The western is somewhat paler in color than the eastern and his voice is considered clearer and more varied. 507 Bullimoir Oriole. Length 7I inches. One of the most beautiful birds, the male being brilliantly dressed in black and orange. Black is seen on the head, wings, and part of the back and tail; a rich reddish orange on the rest of the body. The colors of the female are more sober, being brown- ish above and dull yellow below. Its notes are loud, clear, and agreeable. It sometimes seems to say, Peter, Peter. No bird can build a better nest nor put it in a safer place. Common 510 Braver Blackbird. Length 10 inches. These are the blackbirds that often visit our dooryards, especially in the fall. Not found east of western Minnesota. They are entirely black, but with purple sheen on the head, and greenish or bluish on the back. Head and neck of female brownish gray. The. 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 Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ]
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