. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE NORTHERN FUCKER. 359 is in progress, and the love-making of the Flicker is both the most curious and the most conspicuous of anything in that order. An infatuated Flicker is a very soft and foolish-looking bird, but it must be admitted that he I oughlv understands the feminine 1 and succeeds in love beyond the of most. A bevy of suitors will seige to the affections of a fair lady, say in the top of a syca- more tree. Altho the rivalry is fierce, one gallant at a
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE NORTHERN FUCKER. 359 is in progress, and the love-making of the Flicker is both the most curious and the most conspicuous of anything in that order. An infatuated Flicker is a very soft and foolish-looking bird, but it must be admitted that he I oughlv understands the feminine 1 and succeeds in love beyond the of most. A bevy of suitors will seige to the affections of a fair lady, say in the top of a syca- more tree. Altho the rivalry is fierce, one gallant at a time will he allowed to display his charms. This he does by ad- vancing toward the female along a horizontal limb, bow- ing, scraping, pirouetting, and swaying his head from side to side with a rythmical motion. Xow and then the swain pretends to lose his balance, being quite blinded, you see. by the luster of milady's eyes, but in realitj he does it that he may have an excuse to throw up his wings and display the daz zling cloth of gold which lines them. The lady is dis- posed to be critical at first, and hacks awav in apparent indifference or flies off to another limb in the same tree. Tlii-> i- only a fair test of gal- lantry and pro- vokes pursuit, P^to as was expect- ed. Hour after hour, and it Taken near ' A '•',NVJ-V NEST; may be day after day, the suit is pressed by one and another until the maiden indicates her preference, and begins to respond in kind by noddin? and bowing. t». 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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