. Bird-lore . feet of them in as many minutes. They came in eager (137) 138 Bird -Lore succession, fluttering down, feet dropped, ready to settle lightly on the softmud. The moment the feet touched ground, the body and tail were well up,so as not to soil those sleek feathers, and the wings extended straight over theback, continually fluttering to keep the feet from sinking or sticking. Mouth-fuls of the clay were quickly gathered, the wings continually shaking, andsoon the Swallow was off. Every one was busy, mostly mindful only of hisown affairs; but now and then a tiff occurred, where two wa
. Bird-lore . feet of them in as many minutes. They came in eager (137) 138 Bird -Lore succession, fluttering down, feet dropped, ready to settle lightly on the softmud. The moment the feet touched ground, the body and tail were well up,so as not to soil those sleek feathers, and the wings extended straight over theback, continually fluttering to keep the feet from sinking or sticking. Mouth-fuls of the clay were quickly gathered, the wings continually shaking, andsoon the Swallow was off. Every one was busy, mostly mindful only of hisown affairs; but now and then a tiff occurred, where two wanted the samespot. Every newcomer called softly, and those flying above and acrosswere musically happy. The nests are none too well fastened to the rafters, and a heavy rainstormat the wrong season destroys many of the young birds and eggs. The gather-ing of the famihes and clans takes place early, so that late August sees themajority gone for the season, to return again to their old homes with CLIFF SWALLOWS GATHERING MUD The Migration of North American Sparrows FIFTH PAPER Compiled by Professor W. W. Cooke, Chiefly from Data in the Biological Survey With Drawings by LoDls Agassiz Fdertes(See frontispiece) PINE SISKIN The Pine Siskin breeds in southern Canada, the extreme northern UnitedStates, and in the mountains south to North Carohna and New Mexico. In the winter it extends its range almost, if not quite, to the Gulf coast;but, at the same time, some individuals remain through this season almostat the northern hmit of the summer range, making it impossible to obtainany dates of arrival or departure over most of the northern United addition, the Pine Siskin is one of the most irregular birds in its migratory-movements. One winter it may be present in thousands, and none be seenagain for several years. It was particularly abundant in the winter of 1906-7,and remained unusually late during the cold spring of 1907. SPRING MIGRATION Northern
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