. Birds in literature . yellowrobe. ... He spends much of his time riddling hvetrees with squarish holes, to which he returns to drinkthe oozing sap and feast upon the insects that gather. Florence A. Merriam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ SPARROW, CHIPPING. HAIR-BIRD He is called hair-bird because he lines his nest withhorse or cow hair, and when you think of the close observa-tion and industry it takes to find this hair you will recognizenot only the power of inherited habit, but the fitness ofthe name. Florence A. Merrlam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ In this bird we have an instance of
. Birds in literature . yellowrobe. ... He spends much of his time riddling hvetrees with squarish holes, to which he returns to drinkthe oozing sap and feast upon the insects that gather. Florence A. Merriam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ SPARROW, CHIPPING. HAIR-BIRD He is called hair-bird because he lines his nest withhorse or cow hair, and when you think of the close observa-tion and industry it takes to find this hair you will recognizenot only the power of inherited habit, but the fitness ofthe name. Florence A. Merrlam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ In this bird we have an instance of a creature winningits way to our regard without any effort on its part otherthan the general loveliness of its disposition. It performsno great feats of flight like the swallow; it builds no con-spicuous nest like the oriole; it sings but the simplestditty of all our birds; but it does come to our doors; itdoes salute us with a cheerful song; it offers to be friendlyand so wins our hearts. Abbott. Birdland Echoes.^*130. Sparrow, Chipping. Hair-Bird The ordinary note is a single chip; besides this thereis a long, monotonous trill, somewhat like a watchmansrattle. M. A. WiLLcox. Common Land Birds of New England.^® His voice is no mean accompaniment to the generalchorus which may be heard on every still morning beforesunrise during May and June. His continued trillingnote is to this warbUng band like the octave flute, as heardin a grand chorus of artificial instruments. The voicesof numbers of his species, which are the first to be heardand the last to become silent in the morning, serve tofill up the pauses in this sylvan anthem like a runningaccompaniment in certain musical compositions. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^® Without a song, save in its heart, from twig and fencethe live-long summer, it has done its best with its onenote—its one talent—^to bring cheer into the world; andjustice demands that it be judged by its effort rather thanby its accomplishment. Pahkhuest. T
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