. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. nrr ^ . i Pi. ;'l â â i t .. 304 The West Coast of Scotland l)tUvetM lis and tlir sim arc l) fmtid on their tops with ^ny and dull *^ivv\\. On "ur i-iolit aiv iMUMV inoif ishiiids. also the mainhmd. and the eoiitrast is reinaikahle. A tiny silver stream falls for one hundred feel down the emerald ^^vvvn hill-side : oirin din-les and l) -dens are lighted on one sidf \vith Htfnl hursts of sunlij-ht. while the other sides are bathed in. as it were. sond)re shadow. Dark clouds with silver horders travel fast across the sky. an
. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. nrr ^ . i Pi. ;'l â â i t .. 304 The West Coast of Scotland l)tUvetM lis and tlir sim arc l) fmtid on their tops with ^ny and dull *^ivv\\. On "ur i-iolit aiv iMUMV inoif ishiiids. also the mainhmd. and the eoiitrast is reinaikahle. A tiny silver stream falls for one hundred feel down the emerald ^^vvvn hill-side : oirin din-les and l) -dens are lighted on one sidf \vith Htfnl hursts of sunlij-ht. while the other sides are bathed in. as it were. sond)re shadow. Dark clouds with silver horders travel fast across the sky. and. from the deep hhie openings between these, oleams of sunshine come down and make moving- silver patches (,n the spray-covered water. On the larger hills are spots of the brif-htest green, that lovely tint which the larch plantations alone ..ive when the sunshine of spring brings out their drooping leaves. Heyond these are a do/cn blue peaks and snow-toi)ped mountains, now hidden as a small rain-cloud passes near. Sea-spray is cast up high as our i)oat pursues her way. and the sunbeams shining through the falling drops of water make a rainbow on the dark green surface of the ocean. One. 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 Pike, Oliver G. (Oliver Gregory), b. 1877. Toronto : Musson
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