. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. looking very much svprised. "I thought }{)u were away ; why, I thought you were away," he seemed to be saying. Then he clucked, and the ceased instantly. Another cluck, and Mrs. Killooleet appeared, looking frightened; then, one after another, the five little Killoolects bobbed up; and there they sat in a solemn row on the edge of the cracker box, turning their heads side- wise to see me better. " There ! " said Killooleet, " did n't I tell you he would n't hurt you?" And like five winks
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. looking very much svprised. "I thought }{)u were away ; why, I thought you were away," he seemed to be saying. Then he clucked, and the ceased instantly. Another cluck, and Mrs. Killooleet appeared, looking frightened; then, one after another, the five little Killoolects bobbed up; and there they sat in a solemn row on the edge of the cracker box, turning their heads side- wise to see me better. " There ! " said Killooleet, " did n't I tell you he would n't hurt you?" And like five winks the five little Killooleets were back in the box, and the tunk-a-tunking began again. This assurance that they might do as they pleased, and help themselves undisturbed to whatever they found, seemed to remove the last doubt from the mind of even the little gray mate. After that they stayed, most of the time, close about my tent, and were never so far away, or so busy insect hunting, that they would not come when I whistled and scattered crumbs. The little Killooleets grew amazingly, and no wonder I They were always eating, always hungry. I took. 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
Size: 1416px × 1765px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1901
