. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . h their surroundings. The Americanpipit, or titlark, has a peculiar wavering flight when, after beingflushed, it reluctantly leaves the ground. Then its white tailfeathers are conspicuous. Its habit of wagging its tail whenperching is not an exclusive family trait, as the family namemight imply. American Pipit, or Titlark. Family TroglodytidcE: THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. Subfamily Mimince: THRASHERS, MOCKING-BIRDS, AND CATBIRDS Apparently the birds th
. Bird neighbors : an introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . h their surroundings. The Americanpipit, or titlark, has a peculiar wavering flight when, after beingflushed, it reluctantly leaves the ground. Then its white tailfeathers are conspicuous. Its habit of wagging its tail whenperching is not an exclusive family trait, as the family namemight imply. American Pipit, or Titlark. Family TroglodytidcE: THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. Subfamily Mimince: THRASHERS, MOCKING-BIRDS, AND CATBIRDS Apparently the birds that comprise this large general familyare too unlike to be related, but the missing links or inter-mediate species may all be found far South. The first subfamilyis comprised of distinctively American birds. Most numerousin the tropics. Their long tails serve a double purpose—in assist-ing their flight and acting as an outlet for their vivacity. Usuallythey inhabit scrubby undergrowth bordering woods. They rankamong our finest songsters, with ventriloquial and imitativepowers added to sweetness of tone. Brown Thrasher. Catbird. AMERICAN MOCKING Life-size. Bird Families Subfamily Troglodytince: WRENS Small brown birds, more or less barred with darkest brownabove, much lighter below. Usually carry their short tails are small, for short flight. Vivacious, busy, excitable,easily displeased, quick to take alarm. Most of the species havescolding notes in addition to their lyrical, gushing song, thatseems much too powerful a performance for a diminutive a rule, wrens haunt thickets or marshes, but at least onespecies is thoroughly domesticated. All are insectivorous. Carolina Wren. House Wren. Winter Wren. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Family Certhiidce: CREEPERS Only one species of this Old World family is found in Amer-ica. It is a brown, much mottled bird, that creeps spirally aroundand around the trunks of trees in fall
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