. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE SOXG SPARROW. THERE are those who do not know the Song Sparrow by sight or by name, but surely there are none, even tho dwellers in '•; who have not at some time in their lives heard the sweet strain of this modest bird. Scat- tered as it is throughout the length and breadth of our land, along the fence- rows and in the lowland thickets, but especially in the backyard shrubbery, unfortunate indeed must be the boy or girl who has not been cheere
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE SOXG SPARROW. THERE are those who do not know the Song Sparrow by sight or by name, but surely there are none, even tho dwellers in '•; who have not at some time in their lives heard the sweet strain of this modest bird. Scat- tered as it is throughout the length and breadth of our land, along the fence- rows and in the lowland thickets, but especially in the backyard shrubbery, unfortunate indeed must be the boy or girl who has not been cheered and made better, if only subconsciously, by this tender minstrel of common life. Perched upon some post or bush, he greets his childish listeners with "Peace, peace, peace be unto you, my ; And that is his message to all the world, "Peace and good ; Silver-tongue's melody is like sunshine, bountiful and free and ever grate- ful. Even in winter the brave-hearted bird avails himself of the slightest pre- text,—an hour of sun- light or a rise i if tem- perature—to mi Hint a hush and rehearse his cheerful lay. The song is ii' it continui ius, but it is frequently repeated through peri' ids i if seA - eral minutes, and at in- tervals of nine or ten seconds. But there! Who ci >uld hope to sum up all the commonplace poetry and fond enspir- iting of Silver-tongue's music by an estimate of intervals and seconds! It is i if the si ml and one of the most sincere things in nature. Put mi matter how A GROUND OF llth SONG SPARROW. ., i- r r gentle a bird s dispi isi- tion may he, there is ample use, alack! for the note of warning and distrust. Song Sparrow's scolding note, a single chip or chirp, is more musical than some, hut still very earnest. In winter the resident birds deny themselves even this characteristic cry, and except for the occasional outbursts of full song, they are limited to a high nasal tss, quite indistinguishable from that
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