. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 262 HABITS OF THE TRKR CHEEPER. H « !'l Ifo- ' qiuik tripping rivo it a ivs,.i,.l,Iu,ieo to a nioiiso. ever atuUnnn a t ,,M. â,.,. s.^ht ll., .side of trunk, ts 1 aut iX S b ist ,ns H,âl,l| v; in contrast with the , hark. Its eyes a, sv-a . fully keen as it vvil chseern insects of ,so luinute a that thr eve 'a. m Iv" perceive them, it seems to possess some mu,le ..t detecli.
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. 262 HABITS OF THE TRKR CHEEPER. H « !'l Ifo- ' qiuik tripping rivo it a ivs,.i,.l,Iu,ieo to a nioiiso. ever atuUnnn a t ,,M. â,.,. s.^ht ll., .side of trunk, ts 1 aut iX S b ist ,ns H,âl,l| v; in contrast with the , hark. Its eyes a, sv-a . fully keen as it vvil chseern insects of ,so luinute a that thr eve 'a. m Iv" perceive them, it seems to possess some mu,le ..t ! tlâ u^ , i , J lu \\l icli tliey lire huldeii, never tailiiif,' to secure them at last file Creeper is a very timid , aid if it is alarmed at th,. of a human LoJ,.,, whcl 11 IS and keep itself nuefully out uf sieht. It soon, liowever li^Z ccmlHlenee. and, provided that the spectator remains perf;;tly cpiiet, tl e lit e Itnvd' '^' wue breast may be s.,,, peerii,^ anxiously the trunk. L\ in a fe v li u es £ bird wil resume its proy,, .s the tr.,.e. and run cheerily up the bark ac(. innrvi^ " Althougli so timid a bird, the Creeper soon becomes familiarized with those whom it is accustomed tu see provided that tliey treat it kindly, and will even come to receive food from their liands. In one instance that has eoine to my knowledge, the iitth^ birds were seen to frerpient the jMiches of gum that exude from the bark of several trees, and in one spot where a number of small branches united, so as to form a kind of cup or hollow, a little heap of gum was lound, which seemeil t(j have been placeil there by the Creepers, as they were constantly seen hauntiii- the spot. Feeling Hiiie that the birds fed upon the gum, the spec- tators used to siipidy their Lirder not only with gum, bill with crumbs of bread, dilferent seeds, and little morsels of raw meat, which disappeared as regularly as they were provided. Some persons have suppos
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