. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . the clink-clank of the smittenscythe, the clattering din of the twine-binder, or the chorus of the reapers song. The bird usually selects the highest point available,—a commanding tree-top, a passing telegraph wire, or a stout clii\er-stem if nothing better with head erect or nodding with the rythm, lie pours forth by the hour io6 THE DICKCISSEL. tlinse clinking syllables, which because of their \-erv simplicity have been soxariously interpreted: Slwcp. shccf^. shear,
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . the clink-clank of the smittenscythe, the clattering din of the twine-binder, or the chorus of the reapers song. The bird usually selects the highest point available,—a commanding tree-top, a passing telegraph wire, or a stout clii\er-stem if nothing better with head erect or nodding with the rythm, lie pours forth by the hour io6 THE DICKCISSEL. tlinse clinking syllables, which because of their \-erv simplicity have been soxariously interpreted: Slwcp. shccf^. shear, shear, sheep; ur See, see, sec mehere, see; or better still, Diek, diek, diekeissel. The three sentences jnst givenfairly represent the range of variety in accent as well as in tempo. The female is a shy Ijird and lier movements are known only to her at-tentixe sponse. Once the nest is buiU she relies upon her mates diplomacy in ciinducting \-isitors out ofbiiunds, while she sticksto her knitting. Some-times if danger is quiteimminent she willslip off the nest, Initso cinietly as to af-ford no clue for the. TaK-en near by the .-hillior A lUCKClSSEL MEADOW. search. Once off she manifests a singular indifterence to all that is transpiring,and as likely as not refuses to appear upon the witness stand at all. The malesings only somewhat more energetically when the nest is being robbed, as ifquite unable to comprehend the meaning of such a heartless proceeding. ihe nest is commonly placed upon the ground, fiush with the surface orslightly elevated. In either case it is apt to be a slovenly affair incapable oftransportation. Sometimes, however, the nest is a close-knit structure placedfrom two to six feet high in wayside weed-clumps, bushes, or trees. Twobroods are commonly raised each season, after which the birds become quitesilent and prepare for an earlv dei)arture in Septemlier. This prairie-loving species is an in\ader from the south-west. .Vudubon
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