. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds. Birds; Birds. SONO BIRDS OF ORCHARD AND WOODLAND. 219 among the dry leaves on the ground. Like many other Sparrows, it scratches with both feet at once, jumping into the air and digging away the leaves with a quick motion of the feet, then brings its feet deftly under its body and lands on them. When disturbed it darts into a bush, with a whir. Fig. 80. — Towhee, male, about
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds. Birds; Birds. SONO BIRDS OF ORCHARD AND WOODLAND. 219 among the dry leaves on the ground. Like many other Sparrows, it scratches with both feet at once, jumping into the air and digging away the leaves with a quick motion of the feet, then brings its feet deftly under its body and lands on them. When disturbed it darts into a bush, with a whir. Fig. 80. — Towhee, male, about one-half natural size. of wings, a flash of black, white, and chestnut, a quick flirt of its long tail, and, with crest slightly erected, sends back its call toiohee', or the more nasal cheewinkf, or kriinh'. Its song as commonly sung may be rendered dick' you, fiddle-iddle, iddle, iddle, iddle. The first two notes are sometimes com- bined in a de'ak, but whether dick or the deacon is addressed, he is adjured to fiddle. The last notes run into a trill. The Chewink rarely goes into the tree tops, though it often perches on the top of some small sapling while singing. Its food is obtained mainly from the ground, the shrubbery, and as high up the tree trunks as it can reach or jump. While scratching and digging among the leaves in early spring it unearths many dormant insects, and disposes of them ere they haye an opportunity to propagate their 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 Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929; Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. [Boston, Mass. ]
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