. Birds of the West; an account of the lives and the labors of our feathered friends. Birds. BIRDS OP THE WEST 11 THE WOODPECKERS. For destroying ants, moths, beetles and weed-seeds; for their tremulous tattoos and awakening calls of springtime. THE KINGFISHERS. For lessening the swarms of beetles, crickets and grasshoppers and reminding us that ours are "halcyon" days, if we but make them so. THE GROSBEAKS. For destroying potato-bugs and caterpillars; for one of the sweetest sounds in nature that makes us glad to stop in our hurry that we may look and listen. THE SWALLOWS. For killi
. Birds of the West; an account of the lives and the labors of our feathered friends. Birds. BIRDS OP THE WEST 11 THE WOODPECKERS. For destroying ants, moths, beetles and weed-seeds; for their tremulous tattoos and awakening calls of springtime. THE KINGFISHERS. For lessening the swarms of beetles, crickets and grasshoppers and reminding us that ours are "halcyon" days, if we but make them so. THE GROSBEAKS. For destroying potato-bugs and caterpillars; for one of the sweetest sounds in nature that makes us glad to stop in our hurry that we may look and listen. THE SWALLOWS. For killing the germ-bearing mosquitoes; for suffering saved to the beasts of the field and for their '' cheerful twittering from the straw-built shed". THE NATIVE SPARROWS. For using thousands of tons of weed-seed that will never choke the grain nor the flowers; for their infinite presence and their un- numbered songs. THE UNKNOWN LIVING. For working without reward and singing without applause. THE UNKNOWN DEAD. That have fallen on broken wing during the wild nights; that by unhappy flight have been the prey of natural enemies and 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 Holmes, Charles Elmer, 1863-1926. Fremont, Neb. , Hammond & Stephens co.
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