. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. he appears, with his tiny bill concealed in a silvery puff of cotton from the wi low catkins in the swamp; next he brings a wisp of long gray moss; now a curly flake of rich brown lichen, or a jagged square of birch bark, all of which % are laid against the nest, and half cov- %j ered with films of cobweb. Once more we see his tiny form among the haw- thorn blossoms as he tugs a papery piece of hornets' nest through the pink barri- cade. This is arranged to hang beneath as a pendant to their floating fabric, | 1 and the happ
. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. he appears, with his tiny bill concealed in a silvery puff of cotton from the wi low catkins in the swamp; next he brings a wisp of long gray moss; now a curly flake of rich brown lichen, or a jagged square of birch bark, all of which % are laid against the nest, and half cov- %j ered with films of cobweb. Once more we see his tiny form among the haw- thorn blossoms as he tugs a papery piece of hornets' nest through the pink barri- cade. This is arranged to hang beneath as a pendant to their floating fabric, | 1 and the happy little couple sit together y^&^^fF^ " H upon a neighboring twig in twittering IjMmMstlT - admiration. And well they may, for a prettier nest than theirs ^g. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York, Harper & Brothers
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