. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1198 The Cornell Reading-Courses Mating and home building I Birds are ardent wooers; does the female seem to have entire freedom. of choice in selecting her mate? Which of the pair seems to decide on the nesting site? Do both birds work at the nest building ? Characteristic forms of birds' nests: one's ability to identify the builder of a nest witho
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1198 The Cornell Reading-Courses Mating and home building I Birds are ardent wooers; does the female seem to have entire freedom. of choice in selecting her mate? Which of the pair seems to decide on the nesting site? Do both birds work at the nest building ? Characteristic forms of birds' nests: one's ability to identify the builder of a nest without seeing its occupant. Are bird homes occupied a second time by the same family? Are deserted bird homes utilized to any extent by other creatures? Nestlings: their growth and care Usual niimber of eggs laid by each species; time taken for incu- bation; appearance of young when hatched. Kind of food given to the young; frequency of feeding; rapidity of growth. Bird housekeeping: how are nest and young kept clean? Difference in appearance between the young and their parents; time required to put on adult plumage. 5 If but one pair of each species studied nested in each square mile of New York State, and reared the usual brood of four or five nestlings, Fig. 66. -Eggs of bluebird in the nest of an old apple-tree. 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 New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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