. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . u-tumn. It inhabits woodlandof any sort, feeding in falland winter on grain, acorns,and nuts ; in spring and sum-mer it lives largely on in-sects, but too often robs thenests of other birds of eggsor young. Though a noisybird at times, a pair can beso silent about the nesting-site that the eggs will per-haps be laid before theirpresence is suspected. Theirbright contrast, too, of blueand white, is n
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . u-tumn. It inhabits woodlandof any sort, feeding in falland winter on grain, acorns,and nuts ; in spring and sum-mer it lives largely on in-sects, but too often robs thenests of other birds of eggsor young. Though a noisybird at times, a pair can beso silent about the nesting-site that the eggs will per-haps be laid before theirpresence is suspected. Theirbright contrast, too, of blueand white, is not nearly so conspicuous in leafy shade asone might expect. Jays have a habit of hopping upwardfrom one branch to the next till they reach the top of atree. When flying through open spaces, they keep atalmost an exact level, and may by this peculiarity of flightbe recognized at some distance. Jays are very vigilant andgive notice by their screams of the presence of an intruder;hawks and owls are frequently pursued by a noisy mob. Their notes vary greatly j the commonest are the well-known strident djay djay, a higher and more prolongedtee-ar tee-ar, which exactly simulates the scream of the. Fig. 60. Blue Jav PRAIRIE HORNED LARK 199 Red-shouldered Hawk, a resonant, trumpet-like teerranda too-wheedle too-ivheedle, which suggests the creaking ofa wheelbarrow. When uttering these sounds from a perch,Jays open the wings, and bend the head back and forth,like crows when cawing. They have also, in spring, low,sweet crooning notes. Many good observers believe that theJay imitates the cries of various hawks, such as the Broad-winged and the Sparrow Hawk. The fact remains thateven where the Red-shouldered Hawk is uncommon, theJay frequently uses a note like his scream, so that it maybe a part of his original repertoire, and not an imitation. LARKS : FAMILY ALAUDID-5J Prairie Horned Lark. Otocoris alpestris praticola Ad.— Similar to the following species but smaller, the throatwhi
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