. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 193. Fig 3. NEST OF TAILOR-BIRD. immediate part of southern China. It lives in close proximity to the ground, and is seldom seen in trees, except while passing from one feeding ground to another. The flight of the bird is very noticeable. It passes from tree to tree with the seeming effort of a wounded bird, or one that has been drenched with ihe pouring rain. The little pair seem to be very devoted to each other, and are just as inseparable dur- ing the winter months as during the baeeding season. Often while busy in search o
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 193. Fig 3. NEST OF TAILOR-BIRD. immediate part of southern China. It lives in close proximity to the ground, and is seldom seen in trees, except while passing from one feeding ground to another. The flight of the bird is very noticeable. It passes from tree to tree with the seeming effort of a wounded bird, or one that has been drenched with ihe pouring rain. The little pair seem to be very devoted to each other, and are just as inseparable dur- ing the winter months as during the baeeding season. Often while busy in search of food, the little pair become separated and one of the birds mounts some pinnacle and utter a clear loud note which brings a low response from the mate from the nearby bush, and soon the happv pair are at work side by side peering into every crevice and among the dead leaves for miller or larva which makes up the daily diet. The notes of the bird, like its actions, very much resemble those of the Carolina Wren. You have all heard the Wren from some fence post call its mate Eugena, eii-ge-na, eu-ge-na, and in like manner do we often hear the little Tailor-bird call Tji-dok, tii-dok, tic-dok, which happens to be the name of many little Chinese 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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