. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . y of the AmericanOscines, his sole note be-ing a high-pitched, sibilantIndeed, so high-pitched is this extraordinary note, that I find severalof my friends cannot hear it at all, even when the Waxwings are squeaking allabout them. It is an almost uncanny spectacle, that of a company of \Vaxwingssitting aloft in some leafless tree early in spring, erect, immovable, like soldierson dress parade, but complaining to each other in that faint, penetrating mono-tone. It is as tho you ha
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . y of the AmericanOscines, his sole note be-ing a high-pitched, sibilantIndeed, so high-pitched is this extraordinary note, that I find severalof my friends cannot hear it at all, even when the Waxwings are squeaking allabout them. It is an almost uncanny spectacle, that of a company of \Vaxwingssitting aloft in some leafless tree early in spring, erect, immovable, like soldierson dress parade, but complaining to each other in that faint, penetrating mono-tone. It is as tho you had come upon a company of the Immortals, high-re-moved, conversing of matters too recondite for human ken, and who- survey youthe while with Olympian disdain. You steal away from the foot of the treewith a chastened sense of having encountered something not quite under-standable. The dilatory habits of these birds are well shown in their nesting, whichthey put off until late June or July for no apparent reason. They build a thick-walled, well-set structure of weed-stalks, roots, grass, etc., oftenest in orchard. Tabcn inMcCoiuiclsii PhotobjV theAuthor. A PARTNERSHIP .\FFA]R. MORRTS FURNISHED THE RAGS AND THE CEDAR-BIRDDID THE WORK. squeak THE NORTHERN SHRIKE. 287 trees, especially apple. In their nesting they are usually half gregarious, sothat a small orchard may contain a dozen nests, while another as good, a
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