. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. A BIRD IN THE HAND. 109 often remained in the nest until I came very near. I knew him at once by his retracted head and angry eyes. The female's head was always extended to see what I was bringing her, and her eyes were intelli- gent and gentle. He was a true barbarian, I fear, but I learned to re- spect him thoroughly. He defended his home and family as well as he could, and he was extremely ac- tive, a little later, in feeding the young. I told my friends, of course, of the rare friendship which I had formed, and
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. A BIRD IN THE HAND. 109 often remained in the nest until I came very near. I knew him at once by his retracted head and angry eyes. The female's head was always extended to see what I was bringing her, and her eyes were intelli- gent and gentle. He was a true barbarian, I fear, but I learned to re- spect him thoroughly. He defended his home and family as well as he could, and he was extremely ac- tive, a little later, in feeding the young. I told my friends, of course, of the rare friendship which I had formed, and several came to see the vireo eat from my hand. Not only did their presence under the tree seem to make no difference in her appetite, but when one of them climbed the ladder I had to admit that she took food from his hand as readily as she had from mine. At no time did she discriminate between her admirers. Any one who brought black ants was welcome. On the twenty-eighth of May I put her courage to. Fig. 21. — Yellow-throated 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
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