. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. »' >":Jt >f^ MM mm -"*. How to Attract the Birds tonu;ue can lic run out at w ill and turned in an\ dircctit>n to lick up the la>t drop ot sweets in a cur\ed cornueopia, whereas both lu-e and Initterflv nui^t insert their tonirues in a straitiiit line. Here lie lias a i^reat advantaiie o\er rheni. Airain, he stipulates that the wild riowers wiiich cater to him here shall hlooni so a> to reed him in orderly succession while it sui
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. »' >":Jt >f^ MM mm -"*. How to Attract the Birds tonu;ue can lic run out at w ill and turned in an\ dircctit>n to lick up the la>t drop ot sweets in a cur\ed cornueopia, whereas both lu-e and Initterflv nui^t insert their tonirues in a straitiiit line. Here lie lias a i^reat advantaiie o\er rheni. Airain, he stipulates that the wild riowers wiiich cater to him here shall hlooni so a> to reed him in orderly succession while it suits his con\ enience to remain away tVom the tropics, not to t^orge liim at one time and star\e him at another. His vi>it in the vicinity ot New ^'ork lasts \vom Mav to October. In the Southern States, through which he is pas>!n'j: in April, wooded hillsides and thickets are alreadv 'j;av with whorls ot' the coral honeysuckle'^ brilliant, slender, tubular riowers, flaunted trt)m tiie tips ot" the branchinjr \inc where the dullest eye must be arrested bv their beautv. Into tliese deep wells he plunges jiis bill and linds amfWe re- tVeshment on his journey, especialK' when he acids to his W(7/// some ot the gauzy- winged little insects w hicii ha\e taken shelter from the spriiig winds within the orange-lined red trumjiets. \W carrying the ripe pollen -bed tVom the anthers ot o])c tiower to the stigma ot" another, the ruin-throat pa\s the oiii\ price asked tor. 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 Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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