. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. 108 CITIZEN BIRD skimming close to the water, which sang a little song to itself as it ran along. " What do you think those birds are doing, Rap," said Nat; '^ looking at themselves in the water or play- ing tag ? " " They are Barn Swallows, who catch flies and little gnats and things close down over the water. Hear them talking and laugh- ing ! " But the Swal- lows really seemed to be playing some ''-*^-' sort of game as they cir- cled about, every now and then turning sharply '^^__ and giving lit-
. Citizen bird. Scenes from bird-life in plain english for beginners. 108 CITIZEN BIRD skimming close to the water, which sang a little song to itself as it ran along. " What do you think those birds are doing, Rap," said Nat; '^ looking at themselves in the water or play- ing tag ? " " They are Barn Swallows, who catch flies and little gnats and things close down over the water. Hear them talking and laugh- ing ! " But the Swal- lows really seemed to be playing some ''-*^-' sort of game as they cir- cled about, every now and then turning sharply '^^__ and giving lit- tle rippling cries. The Doctor halted under a beech tree that spread its branches over a great mossy circle, seating himself on an old log that had been washed down the river and lay on the ground. For a minute the Veeries were silent; then from the tree over his head one sang a short tune — two sentences in a high key, then two a little lower and softer, like an echo. " It is different from any other bird-song," said Olive, " and ever}' spring when it comes it seems as lovely as the first time I heard ;. 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 Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York, The Macmillan Company
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