. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. y- .-i 1 ' \, 258 LIFK lUSTOHlKS OK NOUTII AMKHICAN lUKDS. and I;ist year, iihout the iTiiddlc of July, I sliot a t'lMiialc that was obviinisly laviiijjf. I 'oncluilc t'niiii tlicsc t irciiinstaiu'cs, cuuiiIimI with my (^xpcrii-iicc this season, that tlu lii'd is an ('XC(>|itii)nall\' late hrccih'r, which possibly may account tor no t)ne ;icttin;;' on the track of tlicir nests liet'ore, as the hii'd is not ver\ unc
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. y- .-i 1 ' \, 258 LIFK lUSTOHlKS OK NOUTII AMKHICAN lUKDS. and I;ist year, iihout the iTiiddlc of July, I sliot a t'lMiialc that was obviinisly laviiijjf. I 'oncluilc t'niiii tlicsc t irciiinstaiu'cs, cuuiiIimI with my (^xpcrii-iicc this season, that tlu lii'd is an ('XC(>|itii)nall\' late hrccih'r, which possibly may account tor no t)ne ;icttin;;' on the track of tlicir nests liet'ore, as the hii'd is not ver\ uncommon in some hicalities in tills section, lve;;ai'(lin;4' their notes, 1 think 1 haxcnoteil Imt, two distinct kinds, their discordant screech and a sinjile call. Tlu* screech, it seems to me, is not to lie compareil to any hii'd \dice 1 hav(^ over heard, but niifiht perhaps be compared lo the ])rotest of a wa;^on wheid that needs oillni"', \ar\ini;' in leu'^'th, but al\va\s of tlu^ same incomparable qnalitx' of tone. Onco heard, it is certain to li\e in Hie and be recoiiiii/.ed even alter the la])st^ of years. I could liai'dlx' (iescril)e their single note or call without hearing' it ai^ain. I only know that it does nof closely reseml)le that of any other Klv- catclicr, thoufi'h it mi^ihl not impress one as peculiar in itself, as <loes their otliei' "ote. J do not think it is uttereil nearly as fre(pu'ntl\' as the screech. '•They are fully as ([uari-elsome as the ^i'e Flycatcher, at least about their nesting' tr"e, i'Kvays keeitin;^- up their discordant notes while so en^'a^ed, though if :', man is about the\ ai-<' apt to make tlieniselvcM sc.'U'ce. Tliev ;'r(! Muich less iiu'lined to seek an , deail branch than some of the other nien'iers of this family, aiMJ s'.' ni to lu- at least to be unich less actively *'njia,ii'ethei' v.'itli their sh(,i't no(dcs gWv them a. peculiar appearand'-;itional Museum cnllectiiMi. As tlic jiiates t
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