. Bird lore . alf-hour walk with it is a con-tinuous round of surprises.—George Miksch Sutton, nth grade (age 15),Ft. Worth, Texas. [The foregoing history of a baby Road-runner is quite unique in the columns of thisDepartment, and the information given will be of value to all of our readers. Althoughgrouped with the Cuckoos, the Road-runner differs greatly in habit from other membersof its family. Our common Cuckoos lay few eggs, and make separate nests for theiryoung, but several Road-runners may use the same nest, which explains the largenumber of eggs Master Sutton found. The food of the co
. Bird lore . alf-hour walk with it is a con-tinuous round of surprises.—George Miksch Sutton, nth grade (age 15),Ft. Worth, Texas. [The foregoing history of a baby Road-runner is quite unique in the columns of thisDepartment, and the information given will be of value to all of our readers. Althoughgrouped with the Cuckoos, the Road-runner differs greatly in habit from other membersof its family. Our common Cuckoos lay few eggs, and make separate nests for theiryoung, but several Road-runners may use the same nest, which explains the largenumber of eggs Master Sutton found. The food of the common Cuckoos, also, is chiefly insectivorous, and this group ofbirds is perhaps as beneficial in its habits as any that could be named. The food of theRoad-runner, as described above and by other observers, is largely carnivorous, althoughinsects are no doubt included in its diet under normal conditions. We shall look forward to a continuation of this particular Road-runners historywith interest.—A. H. CATBIRD Order—Passeres Family-MiMiD^E Genus—Dum etella Species-CAROLiNENSis National Association of Audubon Societies THE CATBIRD By WITMER STONE W$z /Rational ^association of ftuoufton Societies EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET No. 70 Most of our familiar American birds were named by the early settlersafter well-known birds of the Old World to which they seemed to bear someresemblance. Sometimes these hardy pioneers were correct in their ideas ofornithological relationships, but more often they were wrong, and conse-quently we have Flycatchers, Larks, Redstarts, Blackbirds and Warblers,that have no close relationship with similarly named birds of Old Catbird, however, stood forth as a distinctive character of the New World,with no counterpart in the land across the sea, and, as in many cases of birdchristening, they named him after the character of his voice, which recalledto them the mewing of a cat. Even in America, the Catbird stands apart in a class by himself, s
Size: 1302px × 1918px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectorn
