. Birds through an opera-glass. Birds. 28 BIRDS THROUGH AN OPERA-GLASS. Shades of short hair and bloomers, what an in- novation ! How the birds must gossip ! Instead of the light-colored shirt and vest and decorous dark coat sanctioned by the Worth of conven-. tional bird circles for centuries, this radical decks himself out in a jet-black shirt and vest, with not so much as a white collar to redeem him; besides having all of four almost white patches on the back of his coat! But don't berate him — who knows but this unique coloring is due to a process unrecognized by the Parisian Worth, but d
. Birds through an opera-glass. Birds. 28 BIRDS THROUGH AN OPERA-GLASS. Shades of short hair and bloomers, what an in- novation ! How the birds must gossip ! Instead of the light-colored shirt and vest and decorous dark coat sanctioned by the Worth of conven-. tional bird circles for centuries, this radical decks himself out in a jet-black shirt and vest, with not so much as a white collar to redeem him; besides having all of four almost white patches on the back of his coat! But don't berate him — who knows but this unique coloring is due to a process unrecognized by the Parisian Worth, but desig- nated by Mr. Darwin as " adaptation " ? Most field birds are protected by sparrowy backs, and with his black back, the tendency certainly seems to be to lessen the striking effect with lighter col- ors, leaving the breast, which is unseen when he. 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, 1863-1948. New York, Cleveland [etc. ] The Chautauqua press
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