. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. ? vt -:-^:Ji ^. -r. Ht)\v to Attriict the Birds expression of those i]ual'ties which we usually asso- ciate with soul. "So orii^inal water-haunter or ground - builder ever sani;," says janies Newton Baskett. " Kvrv melody 's a march — a command to move (<. .ard —to the ear that can truly com- prehend ; ^j- n. P INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS For the sake of advertising their location as well us to please, some birds that can't sing res
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. ? vt -:-^:Ji ^. -r. Ht)\v to Attriict the Birds expression of those i]ual'ties which we usually asso- ciate with soul. "So orii^inal water-haunter or ground - builder ever sani;," says janies Newton Baskett. " Kvrv melody 's a march — a command to move (<. .ard —to the ear that can truly com- prehend ; ^j- n. P INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS For the sake of advertising their location as well us to please, some birds that can't sing resort to curious expedients. The prairie-cock inflates two loose yello"' sacs on the sides of his head that stand out like small oranges. F^rom these he lets out air to produce a booming sound,—powerful, pene- trating like the deep tones of an organ,—which he repeats again and again until the whole neighbor- hood reechoes and all rival cocks have been chal- lenged to boom more loudly than he. Then all assemble, to fight w^ith beak and claws, on their favorite "scratching ground," in the presence of an admiring circle of hens. The prize-fight among birds indicates no higher plane of development than among humans. We don't expect much of galli- naceous fowls. Another of these, the ruffed grouse, usually mounts a fallen log, preferably one that has served many seasons as a drumming and trysting place. At first slowly beating his wings, he moves faster and faster, until there is only a blur where the wings vibrate too rapidly for human sight to follow. Without touching the log with his wings, striking only the air, he beats a rolling tattoo, a deep, muf- 126 Mi-. 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 Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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