. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 288 Bird - Lore MIGRATING BIRDS 41, White-throated Sparrow; 42, Lincoln's Sparrow; 43, Oven-bird; 44, Ruby-crowned Kinglet; 45, Golden-crowned Kinglet; 46, Black-and-White Warbler; 47, Maryland Yellow-throat; 48, Tennessee Warbler; 49, Black- poll Warbler; 50, Myrtle Warbler; 51, Magnolia Warbler; 52, Olive-backed Thrush; 53, Veery Thrush; 54, Hermit Thrush. Besides the migrants named, others were seen but not identified. One of the chief reasons for so many bird records in Vermilion is the interest taken by the school teachers and the instruction in bir
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 288 Bird - Lore MIGRATING BIRDS 41, White-throated Sparrow; 42, Lincoln's Sparrow; 43, Oven-bird; 44, Ruby-crowned Kinglet; 45, Golden-crowned Kinglet; 46, Black-and-White Warbler; 47, Maryland Yellow-throat; 48, Tennessee Warbler; 49, Black- poll Warbler; 50, Myrtle Warbler; 51, Magnolia Warbler; 52, Olive-backed Thrush; 53, Veery Thrush; 54, Hermit Thrush. Besides the migrants named, others were seen but not identified. One of the chief reasons for so many bird records in Vermilion is the interest taken by the school teachers and the instruction in bird-life which they give to their pupils. During a stereopticon lecture on birds not long since, the children were able to name every bird thrown on the screen. After the lecture a teacher proudly showed me the Bluebirds which her pupils had drawn in THE MOURNING DOVE DOES NOT SIP WATER LIKE OTHER BIRDS, BUT SUCKS IT UP The sympathy of children in Vermilion for every bird tragedy is very marked. Half a dozen small girls brought a wounded young Bronzed Grackle to our home one day to see if anything could be done for it. After a hard storm a group of children carried a dead Hermit Thrush to their teacher for identification. After a vicious winter storm a group of boys brought a wounded Lapland Longspur to our door. They had gathered a number of crippled birds into a hayloft where they could feed and be warm until well. A girl of six, between sobs, scolded a boy of ten because he had wounded a Grosbeak with his slingshot. And a little lisping lad of four rang the bell one day and timidly remarked, "I came to ask if a bat was a ; Few are the yards where the children do not know the location of every nest and diligently guard them from all enemies. So general is bird knowledge in Vermilion that men over seventy years. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appea
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