. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. materials uere scarce and they must needs be cliligt .it. The female was v< ry industrious, never returning to the nest without some contri- bution ; while tht' male tro'icked about the Jjfj trees in his hrilliart ora- id ' k, whis- tling iiis wa'^1 ri( h notes, ^n*' seeming like a *ia»h of .-Kiutheri. sur ne lidst the blosscMiis. S( metimt s h( co? 1 in his frolic to find a bit of ^i. -,, ^hic he raised an impn npti. 'n/afe, or to fly \ ith hismr ? to th nest _ tet ig that soft rich twitter f h 1 a ixture of blar
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. materials uere scarce and they must needs be cliligt .it. The female was v< ry industrious, never returning to the nest without some contri- bution ; while tht' male tro'icked about the Jjfj trees in his hrilliart ora- id ' k, whis- tling iiis wa'^1 ri( h notes, ^n*' seeming like a *ia»h of .-Kiutheri. sur ne lidst the blosscMiis. S( metimt s h( co? 1 in his frolic to find a bit of ^i. -,, ^hic he raised an impn npti. 'n/afe, or to fly \ ith hismr ? to th nest _ tet ig that soft rich twitter f h 1 a ixture of blarney and congratulation vh* lever she found some partkuIaHy choice naterial. But his chief part see»i d to be fiimi^ the celebration, wbtle she took rr rf the nest-making. Out in frop ne, under the lee of the >ld wall hiti . r ome line-^f^ing gale had i nvn it. as a om fragment of cloth with K - hp ds showing everywhere. I was vondi -ng why the birds did not utilize it, â 't r f n one of his lively fl^ts, ci overed and flew down. First he hopped all arouml it; next he tried some. 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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