. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. B anner tail. ;3;^----*" 4 Hen-hawk that commonly sails high in the air, screaming or whistling, and that at other times swoops low and silent through the woods, and always is known by his ample wings and bright red tail; the gray Chicken-hawk that rarely soars, but that skims among the trees or even runs on the ground, whose feathers are gray-brown, and whose voice is a fierce crek, crek, creek; and the Song-hawk or Singer, who is the size of the Chicken- hawk, but a harmless hunter of mice and frogs, and known at all seasons by the
. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. B anner tail. ;3;^----*" 4 Hen-hawk that commonly sails high in the air, screaming or whistling, and that at other times swoops low and silent through the woods, and always is known by his ample wings and bright red tail; the gray Chicken-hawk that rarely soars, but that skims among the trees or even runs on the ground, whose feathers are gray-brown, and whose voice is a fierce crek, crek, creek; and the Song-hawk or Singer, who is the size of the Chicken- hawk, but a harmless hunter of mice and frogs, and known at all seasons by the stirring song that he pours out as he wheels like a Skylark high in the blue. The inner guide had warned the bois- terous Bannertail to beware of all of them. Experience taught him that they will at- tack, and yet are easily baffled, if one does but slip into a hole or thicket, or even around the bole of a tree. Many times that summer did Bannertail [216]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York C. Scribner
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