. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . was shortly convinced that I was a base deceiver,and left as hurriedly as she came. The partridge {JBonasa umbellus) is responsible STRAXGE CREATURES WITH STRANGE VOICES. 107 for some of the strangest noises that break the still-ness of the mountain forest. The female is alwaysclucking and quirping on the approach of an intrud-ing footstep, and she never ^^^ seems to discov-er it until it is within ^Hp^ a C0Ilple ofyards of her re- —jMt^T^ f treat. I shouldimagine, ^^^^^^^^^ \ not on^ from tllis circum- j^^^^^^^s
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders . was shortly convinced that I was a base deceiver,and left as hurriedly as she came. The partridge {JBonasa umbellus) is responsible STRAXGE CREATURES WITH STRANGE VOICES. 107 for some of the strangest noises that break the still-ness of the mountain forest. The female is alwaysclucking and quirping on the approach of an intrud-ing footstep, and she never ^^^ seems to discov-er it until it is within ^Hp^ a C0Ilple ofyards of her re- —jMt^T^ f treat. I shouldimagine, ^^^^^^^^^ \ not on^ from tllis circum- j^^^^^^^sM.; J stance but from the fact that the malebird makes such a rum-pus in spring when hecalls his mate, that she is aThe Partridge. bit deaf. One almost treads upon the tail of a partridgebefore it occurs to the creature to get out of theway; then there is a fearful whir-r-r-r-r, violentand startling enough to set ones heart beating, andthe bird is gone, not, however, without making thefollowing vocal exclamation, sf j, f i==~T~~^ whistled in a variety of tones \fy * l \ \ f. d3 as shrill and explosive as some whieu-whieH-eu-eu-eu-eu! of the remarks of the red squirrel. I always imaginethe bird saying, Why in thunder didnt you say youwere coming ? its a shocking surprise ! But this chick-o-the woods is no fool; he knowshe can make noise enough to rattle the sportsman,shake his nerves, and spoil his aim, so he does not
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