. Birds worth knowing . eyes are needed to tell the stuccoed nestfrom the Umb it rests on. Only the tiny humming-bird,who also uses Uchen as a protective and decorative device,conceals her nest so successfully. The Least Flycatcher It is not until he calls out his name, CJiebeci Chebecl inclear and business-like tones from some tree-top that youcould identify this fluffy flycatcher, scarcely more thanfive inches long, whose dusky coat and light vest offer nohelpful markings. Not a single gay feather relieves hissombre suit—a queer, Quakerly taste for a bird that spends 146 BIRDS half his life
. Birds worth knowing . eyes are needed to tell the stuccoed nestfrom the Umb it rests on. Only the tiny humming-bird,who also uses Uchen as a protective and decorative device,conceals her nest so successfully. The Least Flycatcher It is not until he calls out his name, CJiebeci Chebecl inclear and business-like tones from some tree-top that youcould identify this fluffy flycatcher, scarcely more thanfive inches long, whose dusky coat and light vest offer nohelpful markings. Not a single gay feather relieves hissombre suit—a queer, Quakerly taste for a bird that spends 146 BIRDS half his life in the tropics among gorgeously featheredfriends. Even the plain vireos wear finer clothes than thedusky flycatchers. You may know that the chebec is notone of those deUberate searchers of foliage by his sudden,murderous sallies in mid-air. Abundant from Pennsylvania to Quebec, the least fly-catchers are too inconspicuous to be much noticed. Theyhaunt apple orchards chiefly at nesting time, fortimatelyfor the crop. \. National Association of A udubon Societies HUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD See page 153
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