. Familiar studies of wild birds : their haunts and habits . TERN GRACEFULLY FOLDING ITS WINGS. A TERN S NEST AT THE EDGE OF SALT-WATER GRASS Parkmans Wren to observe, without disturbing a certain pair ofbirds. The female brooded the young ahnostcontinually the first two days, the male beingbusily engaged bringing food. Sticking hishead into the nest hole, he handed the suppliesover to his mate, and quickly departed, beingat great pains to be inconspicuous. Later,both wrens were continually on the go in theeffort to satisfy their hungry family of meeting as they passed to and fro, theys
. Familiar studies of wild birds : their haunts and habits . TERN GRACEFULLY FOLDING ITS WINGS. A TERN S NEST AT THE EDGE OF SALT-WATER GRASS Parkmans Wren to observe, without disturbing a certain pair ofbirds. The female brooded the young ahnostcontinually the first two days, the male beingbusily engaged bringing food. Sticking hishead into the nest hole, he handed the suppliesover to his mate, and quickly departed, beingat great pains to be inconspicuous. Later,both wrens were continually on the go in theeffort to satisfy their hungry family of meeting as they passed to and fro, theyshook their wings in a comradely way, pecu-liarly expressive of a mutual understandingof the important and serious task they hadbefore them. When the young were six orseven days old, they began giving voice to theirhunger by peeping vigorously, though not sopersistently as young sapsuckers, for they sub-sided after being fed until another meal wasforthcoming. One nest I knew of was used by the parentsfor sleeping quarters after the young had Familiar Studies of Wild Birds flown, for one morn
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