. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. .)).K-Tiii-; w 2'Jl Wi-. IIIIHI Ml III \i\. Oiiororni^ ngilis. A specimen in the collection nl the IMiiladeii lii;i Academy, killed l>v Mr. Krider, has the darker ash nt* thr juiiMlum of a (".ecided snoty tini^'e. A jK'iuliarity in tlie history of tiiis species h^ shown in the fart tliat it is (piite almiidant in Illinois, Wisconsin, etc., in the spiinLr. and very rare in the autumn ; prec
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. .)).K-Tiii-; w 2'Jl Wi-. IIIIHI Ml III \i\. Oiiororni^ ngilis. A specimen in the collection nl the IMiiladeii lii;i Academy, killed l>v Mr. Krider, has the darker ash nt* thr juiiMlum of a (".ecided snoty tini^'e. A jK'iuliarity in tlie history of tiiis species h^ shown in the fart tliat it is (piite almiidant in Illinois, Wisconsin, etc., in the spiinLr. and very rare in the autumn ; precistdy the reverse bode and breed in;,'-place are as yet imknown. Of the history of this rare and beautiful si)ecies but little is as yet known. It was tii-st met with by Wilson, in the State of TonrnM^ticut, and he afterwards obtained two other specimens near Philadelphia. Othei-s have since been ])rocured at ('arlish*, Penn., at Washington, Loudon County, Va.,neftr('hicaj^n», Hacine,and in South- ern Se])tember '17) to Octo- lier 1, and May, from the to the 28th, appears to be the epoch of their fall and sprini^ occurrence. Tliey are more fre(piently noticed in the au- tunni. It is sui>posed to be a migratory bird, going north to breed. It was found bv Wilson, in every case, among low thickets, and seemed to be more than commonly active, not remaining for a moment in the same position. Mr. .vudubon obtained only two specimens, a pair, opposite Phila- deli)hia in New Jersey. When he first observed them they were hopping and skip]»ing from fuie h)w bush to another, and among the tall reeds <if the marsh, emitting an oft-repeate»l tunt at every move. They were chasing a species of si)ider that ran nimbly over the water, and which they caught by gliding over it. Upon dissecting them, he found a number of these spiders in their stomachs, and no other food. These two birds were not at all shy, and seemed to take very little nonce of him, even whe
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