. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 19-t OEDERS OF BIRDS—PERCHEES AND SINGERS the nearest pond, it brings pellets of mud, and sticks a lot of them in a solid circle, against the outside wall of the barn, and close up under the eaves. Upon this, working most industriously to finish before previous layers have had time to dry, the cup-shaped nest is built out, pellet by pellet. At the last, the cup is narrowed down to a tube barely large enough to admit the bird, and the opening thrusts out into the air, usuall
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 19-t OEDERS OF BIRDS—PERCHEES AND SINGERS the nearest pond, it brings pellets of mud, and sticks a lot of them in a solid circle, against the outside wall of the barn, and close up under the eaves. Upon this, working most industriously to finish before previous layers have had time to dry, the cup-shaped nest is built out, pellet by pellet. At the last, the cup is narrowed down to a tube barely large enough to admit the bird, and the opening thrusts out into the air, usually tilted slightly upward. All the members of a flock of Swallows build close together, nest joined to nest very frequently, are the Cliff, Bank and Tree Swallows. The Barn-Swallow can be distinguished from these three by its very long and deeply forked tail, the tails of all the others being rather short. THE TANAGEB FAMILY. Tanagridae. he male Scarlet Tanager' is one of the most showy small birds of our American Passeres. Excepting its wings, which are jet black, its en- tire pi mage is of a clear scarlet hue, as bright. CLIFF-SW_VLLOW AND NESTS. Nests under ea^-es of log house, i^lKjtographed by E. R. Warren. and thus depends a most interesting Swallow town, usually called a "; Surely, any one who is not pleased and cheered by their sweet chattering and chirping under the eaves is " fit for treason, stratagems and ; Their flight is poetry expressed in motion. In catch- ing the insects which constitute their food, they love to skim close to the surfaces of ponds and streams. There are three Swallows which so much re- semble each other it requires a reference to a good handbook of birds to identify them. These as the brightest ribbon. There is no precious stone which compares with it, for beside it the ruby is dull. The cardinal grosbeak is not nearly so bright as the male Tanager. Wherever seen, the male Scarlet Tanager fixes the attention o
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