. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . chanced to carry the familycolors—black and yellow. Orioles arc a trop-ical group and the luxuriant tropical forestsare bright with the gleaming colors of manyspecies of these beautiful birds. Only a fewhave found their way into the temperate zone,but not one of the tropical species is garbedin more tasteful dress than this exotic whichhas adopted the elms and sycamores of thetemperate zone for its summer home. Whencliill November winds have stripped our shadetrees of their foliage then are re\ealed thelong, pendan
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . chanced to carry the familycolors—black and yellow. Orioles arc a trop-ical group and the luxuriant tropical forestsare bright with the gleaming colors of manyspecies of these beautiful birds. Only a fewhave found their way into the temperate zone,but not one of the tropical species is garbedin more tasteful dress than this exotic whichhas adopted the elms and sycamores of thetemperate zone for its summer home. Whencliill November winds have stripped our shadetrees of their foliage then are re\ealed thelong, pendant nests, wrought with so muchskill and patience by Madame Oriole, and webegin to realize how many of these birds sum-mer with us. Suitable material for the oriolenest is none too easily found, and the weaveris not so fastidious that she will not acceptstrings and yarn of any color wliicli are hungout for her convenience; so that at the end ofthe oriole season the bird lo\er who is willingto ccioperate with a pair of Natures weaversmav fall heir to a nest made to order. 28.
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