Children's own library . ng to get the egg oryoung bird upon its back, clambering up to the edge ofthe nest, and then throwing it over by a sharp American Cuckoo only occasionally appropriatesanothers nest, but it exhibits an unnatural neglect ofits offspring. It is a disagreeable, greedy, and bad-tempered bird. The Cuckoo derives its name from itscry of coo-coo. The Dove. This family is supposed to be morewidely distributed than any other. The Ringdove. A black ringlet round the neck,edged with white, gives it the name of Ringdove. The Tumbler is a very little pigeon, and derives its
Children's own library . ng to get the egg oryoung bird upon its back, clambering up to the edge ofthe nest, and then throwing it over by a sharp American Cuckoo only occasionally appropriatesanothers nest, but it exhibits an unnatural neglect ofits offspring. It is a disagreeable, greedy, and bad-tempered bird. The Cuckoo derives its name from itscry of coo-coo. The Dove. This family is supposed to be morewidely distributed than any other. The Ringdove. A black ringlet round the neck,edged with white, gives it the name of Ringdove. The Tumbler is a very little pigeon, and derives itsname from its singular habit of falling backward whenon the wing. Pigeon fanciers assert that a flight oftwelve Tumblers may be covered with a handkerchief. The Pouter is a large pigeon. It stands particularlyerect, and seems exceedingly vain of the swollen cropwhich gives it the name of Pouter. The bird is enabledto inflate its crop with air until the head is almost hid^den behind it. This inflation sometimes causes the. >o- O MI O - o s o 0« H 156 woods natural history bird to lose its balance, and fall down chimneys onwhich it is fond of standing, thereby illustrating theproverb that Pride will have a fall. The Carrier Pigeon is the bird that is still largelemployed to take messages. The most valuable Carrierswere trained to carry to and from their residence. Aletter was written on a small piece of paper, andfastened under the wing of the pigeon, or to its feet were then bathed in vinegar to keep themcool, lest the bird should stop on the way to the pigeon was set free, it rose high in the air,made one or two circular flights, and then darted offlike an arrow in the proper direction. One of thesebirds has been known to fly nearly one hundred andfifty miles in one hour. In America the Wild Pigeon used to be seen inenormous flocks, which, as they migrated, really hidthe sun, destroyed forests miles wide, breaking downthe branches with their weight, paid
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