. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 52 INSESSORES. ind familiar a bird, is comparatively little known in the United States, its haunts being strictly confined to the vast territory lying west of the Mis- sissippi, where, in some districts, it appears to be abundant. It is represented as a bold, active, and restless spe- cies, constantly flying from place to place; being possessed of all the voracity peculiar to his tribe, and very fond of the eggs and young of other birds, especially Chickens, Pheasants, and Par- ""!'''''â tridges; it
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 52 INSESSORES. ind familiar a bird, is comparatively little known in the United States, its haunts being strictly confined to the vast territory lying west of the Mis- sissippi, where, in some districts, it appears to be abundant. It is represented as a bold, active, and restless spe- cies, constantly flying from place to place; being possessed of all the voracity peculiar to his tribe, and very fond of the eggs and young of other birds, especially Chickens, Pheasants, and Par- ""!'''''â tridges; it will even alight upon the backs of cattle, and peck out the larvae of insects that are secreted in the skin, and is quite well satisfied with carrion if no better food is at hand. " In 1804, an exploring party, under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, on their route to the Pacific Ocean, across the continent, first met with the Magpie somewhere near the great bend of the Missouri, and found that the number of these birdi increased as they advanced. Here also the Blue Jay disappeared; as if the territorial boundaries and ju- risdiction of these two noisy and voracious fajniliea. 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 Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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