A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . Tho Baltimore Oriole. tection from the sun and rain for the young. Though naturally shy andbird usually selects his building place in the neighborhoodited roads. He is easily domesticated,d and atta id sings in confinement. Ori le is a sma rand plainer species,
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . Tho Baltimore Oriole. tection from the sun and rain for the young. Though naturally shy andbird usually selects his building place in the neighborhoodited roads. He is easily domesticated,d and atta id sings in confinement. Ori le is a sma rand plainer species, of similar habits. -ant of all North America, but is . ? northern states. This bird commits great depredations nd on the rice fields. He is known by a variety of h, and but little esteemed. The Cow Blackbird the slates to another, and lives in winter in the ier parts, hi the latter part of March, he appears in Pennsylvania, * Bonaparte PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 197 and as the weather becomes milder, he gradually advances into Canada.*The Rice Bunting is a small bird of beautiful plumage and musical song,and as much of a favorite with the sportsman and gourmand, as of an. The Rice Bunting. enem^ to the farmer and planter. They are found in immense numbersin the middle states, where they do great damage to the barley, Indiancorn, and early wheat. Blackbirds.—The Great Crow Blackbird is found only in the southernparts of the union, where it appears early in February. It is gregarious,omnivorous, and its note is said sometimes to resemble a watchmansrattle. The Comtmon Croio Blackbird appears in every part of thecountry, at different seasons, and commits great havoc among the fields ofmaize. It is easily domesticated, and may be taught to articulate a fewwords. The numbers in which this species are found are almost beyondbelief; and the damage they do to the crops is astonishing. Other birdsof this genus are the Slender-billed and the Busty Blackbird. * When the female is disposed to l
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