. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . rd to a luunan admirer as a frank ex-liibition of confidence. Overtures of friendship on the birds part maytraverse all rules of caution and previous procedure, but henceforth thereis a new relation established between them, bird and man, and the man,at least, is bound to live upto it. At the oncoming ofa smart shower on CapitolHill (before the For Saledays) the bird-man put intoa fir-covered nook for shel-ter, and had not been theretwo minutes before a pair ofCassin Vireos e
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . rd to a luunan admirer as a frank ex-liibition of confidence. Overtures of friendship on the birds part maytraverse all rules of caution and previous procedure, but henceforth thereis a new relation established between them, bird and man, and the man,at least, is bound to live upto it. At the oncoming ofa smart shower on CapitolHill (before the For Saledays) the bird-man put intoa fir-covered nook for shel-ter, and had not been theretwo minutes before a pair ofCassin Vireos entered for thesame reason. They were notin the least disturbed by themans presence, but cheer-fully accepted him as part ofThings as They Are. There-fore, they proceeded to preentheir dampened feathers atdistances of four or five feet,Wliile the bird-man sat with bated breath and glowing eyes. The birdsroamed freely about the nook and once, I think, he made a grimacebehind the bird-mans back: for when they came around in front again,I judged she was saying, Arnt you the wag! while he tittered in Taken in Oregon. Photo by Finlcy and Bohlii CASSIN VIREO .\% NKST. 34 Tlili: CASSIX \ IKEt fJ% These \ires luaiii the liallupeii wnuds at all levels, like iiappyschool children; and their childish curiosity is as little to \x resented. Ifone hears a bird singing in the distance, he need only sit down and will get tlic Ix-tter of the bird, and under pretense of chasingbugs it will edge over, singing carelessly now and then, by way ofcovering the in(|uisilive intent. At dose range the song is stifled, andyon feel for the ensuing inijnients as you do when you have overtakenand passed a bevy of ladies on a lonesome street. (/// hanlodk |)leasanl. Like most \ ireos, Cassin singsas he works; he works ag<K)d deal of tintime, albeit inleisurely fashionhe sings in tinyphrases, separatedby unembarrassedintervals of silence,
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