. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. Bobolink the neck. colored, streaky sparrow 495 Cowbird. Length 8 inches. A small blackbird commonly seen in pastures near cattle but also in woods and elsewhere. The male is glossy greenish black, with brown head and neck. Female, dark brown- ish gray. Cowbirds have only a feeble, guttural note. They live the life of hoboes, and are outcasts in bird society, the only birds we have that neither build nests nor take care of their young. The female lays her eggs in the nests of other species and these usually hatch and rear the young cow
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. Bobolink the neck. colored, streaky sparrow 495 Cowbird. Length 8 inches. A small blackbird commonly seen in pastures near cattle but also in woods and elsewhere. The male is glossy greenish black, with brown head and neck. Female, dark brown- ish gray. Cowbirds have only a feeble, guttural note. They live the life of hoboes, and are outcasts in bird society, the only birds we have that neither build nests nor take care of their young. The female lays her eggs in the nests of other species and these usually hatch and rear the young cowbirds, who crowd out the rightful occupants of the nest. What conduct could be more contemptible! No doubt their keeping company with cattle is due to the same lazy disposition: they find. CowBniD. 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 Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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