. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . snow-checkered landscape, but he is nowise concernedwith problems of protective coloration. Seeking out some prominent perch,usually at this time of year a fence-post, he divides his time between spyingupon the early-creeping iield mice and entertaining his lady love with out-landish music. Those who have not heard our resident Shrike sing havemissed a treat. Tie begins with a series of rasping sounds, which are probably intended to produce thesame receptive condition onhis audie
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . snow-checkered landscape, but he is nowise concernedwith problems of protective coloration. Seeking out some prominent perch,usually at this time of year a fence-post, he divides his time between spyingupon the early-creeping iield mice and entertaining his lady love with out-landish music. Those who have not heard our resident Shrike sing havemissed a treat. Tie begins with a series of rasping sounds, which are probably intended to produce thesame receptive condition onhis audience which Ole Bullsecured by awkwardlybreak-ing one string af-ter another on his violinuntil only one was the resemblanceceases, howe\-er, forwhere the virtuosocould extract a melodyof marvelous range andsweetness from his sin-gle string, the bird pro-duces the sole note ofa struck anvil. Thispours forth, however,in successive three-syl-lal^led phrases like themetallic and reiterativeclink of a free-falling-hammer. The chief dif-ference whicli ap])earsbetween this \oyt songand tlie ordinary call of. Taken near Cohnnhus riiolo llicAuthor MIGRANT SHRIKE AT NEST. A CLOSKR VTi;w OF TFIli NEST SHOWN IN THE PRECEDINGILLUSTRATION, THE BIRD IS PERCHED UPON THE EDGI-: OFTHE NEST BUT TS SCARCELY DISTIN GUISII ABLE IN THE MAZE- THE MIGRANT SHRIKE. 293 warning or excitement is that in the latter case the less tender passions haveweighted the clanging anvil with scrap iron and destroyed its resonance. The Shrike is a bird of prey, but he is no restless prowler wearing outhis wings by incessant flight,—not he. Choosing rather a commanding posi-tion on a telegraph wire or exposed tree-top, he searches the ground with hiseye until he detects some suspicious movement of insect, mouse, or bird. Thenhe dives down into the grass, and returns to his post to devour at leisure. Ionce saw a Shrike rise perpendicularly some fifty feet from a telegraph wireby a labored but rapid flight
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