. Birds and nature . n by the crab-grass, munching on a rabbit and snarlingwith very evident satisfaction. I do not know what prompted me todo so, but I took a nut out of my sackand tosed it at him. My aim was some-what truer than usual and the nut struckhim fairly on the back. He suddenlywhirled round with a spit and snarl, hisback humped, his bobtail and pointed earssticking straight up, his eyes glisteningwith surprise and anger, and emitted themost unearthly, blood-curdling yell I everheard, that no longer left me in doubt asto his personality. Then I gave a yelland we both turned to run,
. Birds and nature . n by the crab-grass, munching on a rabbit and snarlingwith very evident satisfaction. I do not know what prompted me todo so, but I took a nut out of my sackand tosed it at him. My aim was some-what truer than usual and the nut struckhim fairly on the back. He suddenlywhirled round with a spit and snarl, hisback humped, his bobtail and pointed earssticking straight up, his eyes glisteningwith surprise and anger, and emitted themost unearthly, blood-curdling yell I everheard, that no longer left me in doubt asto his personality. Then I gave a yelland we both turned to run, but in oppo-site directions. It would be a hard matterto tell which was the most frightened, thecat or myself. I know that for my part,I never stopped running till I reached thetown, but when the cat stopped I cannotsay for I did not follow him to see. I suppose some passerby feasted on mvhickory nuts, for in my hurry I forgot tobring them along, and did not care aboutgoing back to secure them. Louis P. Zimmerman. 20. FROM COL. CHI. ACAD. SCIENCES 580 CLARKES NUTCRACKER. (Nucifraga columbiana) About % Life-size. - THE CLARKES NUTCRACKER. {Nucifraga columbiana.) Clarkes Nutcracker has been given anumber of popular names, all of whichrefer to some characteristic or habit ofthe bird. It is, perhaps, more common-ally called Clarkes Crow; a name thatis quite appropriate, for this species is amember of the family of crows, jays andmagpies, and resembles the commoncrow in some of its habits. It is alsocalled Meat Bird and Moose Bird, whilein some localities, because of its daringand thieving propensities around campfires, it has been given the very signifi-cant name Camp Robber. This beautiful and interesting crow isa resident of the mountain ranges ofwestern North America, from Alaska onthe north to Arizona and New Mexicoon the south. The species has gregarioushabits and as the food supply becomes ex-hausted in one place, the birds travel onto a new feeding ground. It may, how-ever,
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