. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. rl-v 440 l-ll"K IIISTOItlKS OF NOllTII JtlHDS. It is luilicroiis to sec s\ tut, t'lillx' llcil^'cd vdiiii;;' ('owltinl tollowiiijj' n |>uir of Clii])])iiiy S|iarfo\vs, or soiiic sniiill \V'iirl»K'r, claiiioriii^' iMccssiiiitK' tor t'ooil, iiiul littering'' its Ik'j,^;^^!!!,'' t'lill of " siM-iT-stii^rr" most |)nrsist(Mitly, tmly keeping;' (|iiict wiiilc its "iiniiii'' l)i'ak is lillci
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. rl-v 440 l-ll"K IIISTOItlKS OF NOllTII JtlHDS. It is luilicroiis to sec s\ tut, t'lillx' llcil^'cd vdiiii;;' ('owltinl tollowiiijj' n |>uir of Clii])])iiiy S|iarfo\vs, or soiiic sniiill \V'iirl»K'r, claiiioriii^' iMccssiiiitK' tor t'ooil, iiiul littering'' its Ik'j,^;^^!!!,'' t'lill of " siM-iT-stii^rr" most |)nrsist(Mitly, tmly keeping;' (|iiict wiiilc its "iiniiii'' l)i'ak is lillcil with sonii' siiitahlc morsel, iiiid sti'miti-ci' still to iiotn how (h'votcil the iliiniiiiiti\(' luirscs are to tluMr fostur cliild. One would tliink that they mi;i'lit see thi'oii^'li tht» frfiiid, at hjast iiftcr tliu yoiiiiff iiitcrh)|tcr h^a\'ps the nest, if not l)ofort', and al)an(h)ii him to liis fates hut the ^^rcatost attachment seems to exist between them mitil the (!owl>ird is al)h^ to shift for liimself, when hel eaves and joins his own kii d. It has I x'cn isserted that ('owhirds occasionallv l)nihl nests and rear tli(>ir own \din m- in the West, hut this is nn(lonl)tedl\' incorrect, and on nroixM' prop investily he fonnd that tia* sujiposud (!owl)ird is really Ikower's |{lackl)ird. W UMl til axinj;' season is o\-er tnev co th )lloct ajram ni larij(M' H()cl<s am fl( freipient the marshes, in company with the Mlackhirds, where at that time of the an ahnndance of food, and the reiurn migration to their winter v arc continent and tl le "rouiK hvth leiii: in the ma|orit\', liowe\'er, it is (list nici liese markinn'.- re usuallv iieaxiest al)oiit the laru( r eml of the e; and in rare instances the\- form an irreiiular wreath. Tl ic e'li's \ar\' "reii tl> in shape, ranji'iny from ovate to short, rouiide(l, and elon^i'ate ovate, the first jiredomiiiatiuii'. lie a\craii'( measurement of one hundred and twent\"-seven si)ecimens in the I'iiitei
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