. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. MOCKERS AND SCOLDERS 151 "He chooses a bunch of reeds, or a bush that is sur- rounded either by water or the treacherous green grass of bogs, and there weaves an oblong or globular nest from coarse grass and leaves, with a little hole on one side for a door. This done, he goes to a short distance and appoints himself day watchman to his home. If a footstep touches the grass ever so lightly, he tells his mate of it and they flit off; and if any one thinks that by folloAving the birds they will find the nest, they will be
. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. MOCKERS AND SCOLDERS 151 "He chooses a bunch of reeds, or a bush that is sur- rounded either by water or the treacherous green grass of bogs, and there weaves an oblong or globular nest from coarse grass and leaves, with a little hole on one side for a door. This done, he goes to a short distance and appoints himself day watchman to his home. If a footstep touches the grass ever so lightly, he tells his mate of it and they flit off; and if any one thinks that by folloAving the birds they will find the nest, they will be very much disap- pointed. Mr. and ]\Irs. Long- bill will lead them a will-o'- the-wisp dance ; and when the House People are tired, bewildered, and very wet in the shoes, the clever birds will return home by a secret way, chuckling to them- selves. You will know this little bird by his nervous Wren-like ways and jerking tail, even if you are not near enough to see his markings and long curving ; " But there are no marsh}^ places near the Farm, so I'm afraid we shall never see him, except in the wonder room," said Nat. " By and by wlien we go to the beach, where our river meets the sea, I will show you some nests. I. Long-billed Marsh Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York, The Macmillan Company
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