. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. I'U rin; i'. J'li'ixc ri.\ l-;k Professor James IJ. Hine was doing the honors of the new biological labor- atory at Cedar Point, our party of three came upon a strange Plover, as he danced before the lapping waxes on the neighboring shore. A hundred yards or so be- low we saw an- other, evidently of the same spe- cies, entertain- ing his mate with a flight song. He would circle round and round w illi <l u i v e r i n g wings, describ- ing curves a hundred f
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. I'U rin; i'. J'li'ixc ri.\ l-;k Professor James IJ. Hine was doing the honors of the new biological labor- atory at Cedar Point, our party of three came upon a strange Plover, as he danced before the lapping waxes on the neighboring shore. A hundred yards or so be- low we saw an- other, evidently of the same spe- cies, entertain- ing his mate with a flight song. He would circle round and round w illi <l u i v e r i n g wings, describ- ing curves a hundred feet or so in diameter, and whistling the while a pro- longed soft note with a rising in- flection. Pro- fessor Jones was detailed on the case and soon came back reporting a nest of four eggs — that shown in the accompany- iii!; illustration. He had con- cealed himself quietly in a clump of wil- lows, and marked the fe- male as she stole to her nest. The bird had settled once in the middle of the pathless sand, but upon some sudden misgiving had scampered away again, without the astute observer's suspecting that she had visited her eggs. Upon her return, however, to the same spot, the truth became :MMmM^jA BELTED. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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