. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . VIII COMMON BIRDS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY By HtNkn W. HtNSHAW Ciiiki of tiik U. S. Riolocical Sikvkv //■;//; lUusiraiioiis from Paintings by Louis Agassic Ilicrtcs FR( )M very ancient times birds haveappealed to tlie interest and imagi-nation of mankind. Thev liavefurnished themes for innumerable poets,have appeared in many guises in primi-tive religions, and by their flight inspiredthe jjredictions of the soothsayers of in these modern and prosaic timesbirds still continue to interest mankind,and t
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . VIII COMMON BIRDS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY By HtNkn W. HtNSHAW Ciiiki of tiik U. S. Riolocical Sikvkv //■;//; lUusiraiioiis from Paintings by Louis Agassic Ilicrtcs FR( )M very ancient times birds haveappealed to tlie interest and imagi-nation of mankind. Thev liavefurnished themes for innumerable poets,have appeared in many guises in primi-tive religions, and by their flight inspiredthe jjredictions of the soothsayers of in these modern and prosaic timesbirds still continue to interest mankind,and the last decade has witnessed amarked strengthening of the sentimenttoward them. The present interest is direct and per-sonal, and today hundreds of thousandsof men and women in various parts ofthe country, old as well as young, are em-ploying much of their leisure in famil-iarizing themselves with the birds oftheir respective localities. In followingbirds afield, in studying their habits, andlistening to their songs, they bring them-selves into close touch and sympathywith
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