. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE HUMMING-BIRDS OF While anow still sparkles in the frost furrows on Chocorua's peak, the first ruby-throats appear in the warm nieaaows and forest glades at the south of the mountain. They love the flowers as others of their race love them, and when apple blossoms bless the air with perfume and visions of lovely color and form, the humming-birds revel in the orchards of the North as their brothers delight in the rich flowers of the tropics. It is not, however, among flowers that the Chocorua r
. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE HUMMING-BIRDS OF While anow still sparkles in the frost furrows on Chocorua's peak, the first ruby-throats appear in the warm nieaaows and forest glades at the south of the mountain. They love the flowers as others of their race love them, and when apple blossoms bless the air with perfume and visions of lovely color and form, the humming-birds revel in the orchards of the North as their brothers delight in the rich flowers of the tropics. It is not, however, among flowers that the Chocorua ruby-throats are happiest or most frequently seen. Were some one to ask me to find a hum- ming-bird quickly, it would make no difference what the age of the summer or what the hour of the day, I should turn my steps toward the for- est, feeling certain that at the drinking fountains of the yellow-breasted woodpecker, the red-capped tapster, and loud-voiced toper of the birch wood, I should find the ruby-throats sipping their fa- vorite drink. About the middle of April, and again nearly six months later, a mischievous and wary wood- pecker migrates north and south across New. 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 Bolles, Frank, 1856-1894. Boston; New York : Houghton Mifflin
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