. Birds in literature . ne. to see its leader. Some naturaUsts say thatgeese fly to a greater height than any other bird; otherssay they are surpassed by herons. They are often, how-ever, at so great height that they may be heard, whennothing more of them than a black line can be seen. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^ I suspect it will be found there is really some advantagein large birds of passage flying in the wedge form andcleaving their way through the air,—that they really doovercome its resistance best in this way, and perchancethe direction and strength of the wind determine thecomparati
. Birds in literature . ne. to see its leader. Some naturaUsts say thatgeese fly to a greater height than any other bird; otherssay they are surpassed by herons. They are often, how-ever, at so great height that they may be heard, whennothing more of them than a black line can be seen. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^ I suspect it will be found there is really some advantagein large birds of passage flying in the wedge form andcleaving their way through the air,—that they really doovercome its resistance best in this way, and perchancethe direction and strength of the wind determine thecomparative length of the two sides. Thoreau. Spring.^ Far and high the wild geese cry, Spring! It is spring! Celia Thaxter. Cloud-clearing geese to the lakes are a-steering. Selected. GOLDFINCH. WILD CANARY. THISTLE-BIRD As pretty a sight as any garden offers is when a familyof goldfinches alights on the top of a sunflower to feastupon the oily seeds—a perfect harmony of brown andgold. Neltje Blanchan. Bird Neighbors.^ 70. Goldfinch. Wild Canary. Thistle-Bird His gentle ways and sweet disposition are never-failingantidotes for discontent. One cannot be long near aflock of these birds without being impressed by the refine-ment which seems to mark their every note and action. Chapman. Bird Life.^ Among the commonest sounds in the country in latesummer are the clusters of notes from the goldfinch inits wavy flight far overhead, one cluster in each undula-tion, and—to be precise—synchronizing with its wing-vibrations, which occur in the last or rising half of eachwave. Parkhurst. The Birds Calendar.*^ Just listen to him some day as he flies away from hisnest, singing over to himself in tones of exquisite love andtenderness his sweet hay-bee, bay-ee-bee. Florence A. Merriam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ Their flight is expressive of their joyous nature, andas they bound through the air they hum a gay per-chic-o-ree, per-chic-o-ree. Chapman. Handbook of Birds.^^ Why this brief visi
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