. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 298 PICID^. insectivorous birds. They have an advantage over almost every other kind of food thus exposed, that they are not liable to be appropriated, as scraps of meat and bread are, by prowling cats and dogs. A walnut, suspended from the bough of a tree by a string, will soon attract the notice of some inquisitive Tit, and, when once detected, will not fail to receive the visits of all birds of the same family which frequent the neighbourhood. A more amusing pendulum can scarcely be devised. To ensure the s-uccess of the experiment, a
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 298 PICID^. insectivorous birds. They have an advantage over almost every other kind of food thus exposed, that they are not liable to be appropriated, as scraps of meat and bread are, by prowling cats and dogs. A walnut, suspended from the bough of a tree by a string, will soon attract the notice of some inquisitive Tit, and, when once detected, will not fail to receive the visits of all birds of the same family which frequent the neighbourhood. A more amusing pendulum can scarcely be devised. To ensure the s-uccess of the experiment, a small portion of the v«ihell should be THE LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER PICUS MINOR. Forehead and lower parts dirty white ; crown bright red ; nape, back, and wings black, with white bars; tail black, the outer feathers tipped with white and barred with black ; iris red. Length five inches and a half, breadth twelre inches. Eggs glossy white. This handsome little bird resembles its congeners so closely, both in structure and habits, that it scarcely needs a. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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