. Nature in Acadie [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 41 North ^ince of reared, ^ed the -West )rned " the Ipeared were til the rather, in the ring a I dis- cones r, that - their ;red— ig un-. CHAPTER X. HE first of April opened the month well, but the succeeding day was even finer and warmer, and in consequence the snow had already quite vanished in the fields, and was rapidly diminishing in the more open parts of the woods. Indeed, in sunny little glades, where the snow had all melted, I several times startled hybernated individuals of the Camberwell beauty butterfly {Vanessa antiopa), an inse
. Nature in Acadie [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 41 North ^ince of reared, ^ed the -West )rned " the Ipeared were til the rather, in the ring a I dis- cones r, that - their ;red— ig un-. CHAPTER X. HE first of April opened the month well, but the succeeding day was even finer and warmer, and in consequence the snow had already quite vanished in the fields, and was rapidly diminishing in the more open parts of the woods. Indeed, in sunny little glades, where the snow had all melted, I several times startled hybernated individuals of the Camberwell beauty butterfly {Vanessa antiopa), an insect which is very commonly distributed in Nova Scotia. They almost invariably settled upon the ground, with wings outspread to catch the full v;armth of the sun's rays, starting up suddenly upon one's approach and flying off" with extreme swiftness. I disturbed several chickadees from an old decayed stump of a tree, about ten or twelve feet in height, in which I found they had commenced several holes, probably with the intention of forming nesting cavities. Some numbers of crows are always to be found in the morning in the woods upon the North-West Arm, along the shore of which the ground beneath most of the trees is strewn with clam-shells, proving the extent to which this favourite bivalve enters into the "bill of fare " of these omnivorous birds. In several parts of the forest I found a few fox sparrows —a large and handsome sparrow, the largest in North America, and noticeable from its ruddy tail-coverts and tail, and the bold blotches or markings upon its breast. 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 Swann, H. Kirke (Harry Kirke), 1871-1926. London : J. Bale
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