. Birds in literature . watchmans rattle,and that, as Mr. Burroughs ingeniously suggests, remindsyou of an alarm clock. Floeence a. Merriam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ The kingfisher is singularly grotesque in his appearance,though not without beauty of plumage. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^^ Though the king of fishermen, this sensible bird doesnot restrict himself to a diet of fish. In the east, if oppor-tunity offers, he eats crustaceans, grasshoppers, crickets,and beetles of the June bug family. Florence A. Merriam. Birds of Village and Field.^ Among the negroes in the south it is beli
. Birds in literature . watchmans rattle,and that, as Mr. Burroughs ingeniously suggests, remindsyou of an alarm clock. Floeence a. Merriam. Birds Through an Opera Glass.^ The kingfisher is singularly grotesque in his appearance,though not without beauty of plumage. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^^ Though the king of fishermen, this sensible bird doesnot restrict himself to a diet of fish. In the east, if oppor-tunity offers, he eats crustaceans, grasshoppers, crickets,and beetles of the June bug family. Florence A. Merriam. Birds of Village and Field.^ Among the negroes in the south it is believed that if, inchildhood, you go to the river at sunrise and see the min-nows before the kingfisher does you will never die unlessyou are drowned, and that if you are drowned the king-fisher will carry your spirit directly to heaven. Men say thy back received its coat of blue. From skies unclouded when the Flood was done. Then caught thy breast its gorgeous tawny hueIn that long flight toward the setting sun. KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED Muffled in its thick coat of feathers, the diminutivegoldcrest braves our severest winters, living evidence that,given an abundance of food, temperature is a secondaryfactor in a birds existence. Chapman. Handbook of Birds.^^ He radiates an atmosphere of friendliness and goodcheer which must be evident to any attentive observer. Paekhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ The nest is said to be extraordinarily large for so smalla bird; but that need not surprise us when we learn thatas many as ten creamy-white eggs .... is no un-common number for the pensile cradle to hold. How dothe tiny parents contrive to cover so many eggs and tofeed such a nestful of fledglings? Neltje Blanchan. Bird Neighbors.^^ KINGLET, RUBY-CROWNED They seem to be the feathered expression of perpetualmotion. And how dainty and charming these daintysprites are! They are not at all shy; you may approachthem quite close if you will, for the birds are simply toointent on their
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