. Bird lore . as many yellow targets to the aimof the parent, who tucked deep into the throat of each the destined examining and cleaning the nest, brooding was again resumed. Lifeseemed to move in an orderly routine like clockwork, varied, to be sure, bycasual events, such as the approach of the male or a change in the eyes began to open on the fourth day, when the first faint cheeps ofthe young were audible at a distance of a few feet. 114 Bird - Lore The male sang much, but seldom fed his young. Whenever he diddescend with food he was inclined to linger at the nest, a
. Bird lore . as many yellow targets to the aimof the parent, who tucked deep into the throat of each the destined examining and cleaning the nest, brooding was again resumed. Lifeseemed to move in an orderly routine like clockwork, varied, to be sure, bycasual events, such as the approach of the male or a change in the eyes began to open on the fourth day, when the first faint cheeps ofthe young were audible at a distance of a few feet. 114 Bird - Lore The male sang much, but seldom fed his young. Whenever he diddescend with food he was inclined to linger at the nest, and block thepath of his more active mate, who was eager to brood. With querulousnotes the impatient female would then peck and pull at his neck-feathers,until he seemed to take the hint, and move away! On the day following there was a steady downpour of rain until mid-afternoon, but, to our surprise, the brooding was frequently we noticed that, as the male approached with an insect, the female. FEMALE RED-EYED VIREO INSERTING FOOD INTO THE THROAT OFA YOUNG BIRD began to twitter and shake her wings. Thus, division of labor sometimesreaches this stage; the little hen broods, while the cock purveys the other times when the male announced his presence, the female wouldutter a rolling chirp, and with vibrating wings retire before her mate, whoperformed the routine duties of feeding, but seldom entered the she would give chase with drooping and quivering wings, as if totake the insect from him, but in this she did not succeed. Such actionsare commonly witnessed, during the period of sexual activity, in many birds>and their meaning is not far to seek. The noisy celebration of the Fourth Red-eyed Vireos, Awake and -Asleep 115 did not disturb the tranquillity of these little workers, who would not evenwince when a cannon firecracker was exploded in the street belcw. When the young Vireos were a week old I began to watch their nest-ing habits at nig
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