. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . )ines ; but since the destruction of the originaltimber OTowth in this Connnonwealth it has learned to seekthe great shade trees that have grown up along streets andabout residences or in pastures. The groves of large oaksand other deciduous trees that are found on well-cared-forestates are among its favorite breeding places. It oftendwells in old orchards. Thus it has come
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . )ines ; but since the destruction of the originaltimber OTowth in this Connnonwealth it has learned to seekthe great shade trees that have grown up along streets andabout residences or in pastures. The groves of large oaksand other deciduous trees that are found on well-cared-forestates are among its favorite breeding places. It oftendwells in old orchards. Thus it has come to live about thehabitations of man, and in eastern Massachusetts is more 208 USEFUL commonly seen there in the breeding season than in deepwoods. The nest of this bird, which is about a week in the build-ing, is outwardly one of the handsomest specimens of birdarchitecture to be found anywhere. It is diHicult to see how it is possible for a bird to con-struct such a nest, and coverit so tastefully with lichensand })lantdown. Undoubtedlythe skillful use of caterpillars web-erves in attaching these ornamen-t;d bird is comparatively deliber-■t^ :^.>*^ 9^te in ])oth song and movement, and, „. though naturally shy when it was con- Pig. 73. —Yellow-throated ^ . Viieo, two-thirds natural fined to tllC Open WOods, it IiaS UOW become rather fearless, and may bereadily Avatched with a glass as it moves among the tall song is a little louder than that of most Vireos, and maybe easily distinguished from all others. It usually consistsof two or three rich and virile notes, uttered interrogativelyor tentatively, followed immediately by a few simila
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