. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. THE BUICHER BIRD. 59 within its reach, as it has been known upon such oc- casions to dart suddenly into the thicket and bear oflF the body of some deluded victim. It will also occa- sionally pursue its prey upon the wing for a consid- erable distance, and sometimes succeeds in bringing it to the ground. Like the Jays, this bird has the habit of stowing away its sur- plus food, as though for future use. The Jay finds some hole in a tree, or crack or crevice in the bark, where he secretes what he does not need
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. THE BUICHER BIRD. 59 within its reach, as it has been known upon such oc- casions to dart suddenly into the thicket and bear oflF the body of some deluded victim. It will also occa- sionally pursue its prey upon the wing for a consid- erable distance, and sometimes succeeds in bringing it to the ground. Like the Jays, this bird has the habit of stowing away its sur- plus food, as though for future use. The Jay finds some hole in a tree, or crack or crevice in the bark, where he secretes what he does not need for the present; while the Butcher Bird im- Butcher Bird, pales its victims upon thorns or other sharp points that may happen to suit its purpose. The object of its so doing remains a mystery, many opinions rela- tive to the subject having been expressed by various observers, but this part of the history of this singular bird has yet to be properly elucidated. The Butcher Bird inhabits most of the Eastern, Middle, and Southern States, retiring during Sum- mer to the more northern and mountainous districts, for the purpose of incubation. The nest is generally built among the forked branches near the top of a. 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 Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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