. Boys and birds; or, Miss Truat's mission . Fig 40.—Homse Sparrow. In this small picture of the Chipping Sparrowwe have the typical bird. | FLr. 45.) This cheerful little friend comes to us early inMarch and remains until November, often ven-turing to stay all winter, especially if the seasonis mild. In New Jersey and Southern Pennsylva-nia this is quite common, as it appears in theselocations almost any sunny day during the year. 248 BOYS AND BIRDS. This bird, with the House Sparrow (Fig. 46), will be-come very tame and social if it is fed a few times. Fig. 47.—Feeding the Sparrows. at the s
. Boys and birds; or, Miss Truat's mission . Fig 40.—Homse Sparrow. In this small picture of the Chipping Sparrowwe have the typical bird. | FLr. 45.) This cheerful little friend comes to us early inMarch and remains until November, often ven-turing to stay all winter, especially if the seasonis mild. In New Jersey and Southern Pennsylva-nia this is quite common, as it appears in theselocations almost any sunny day during the year. 248 BOYS AND BIRDS. This bird, with the House Sparrow (Fig. 46), will be-come very tame and social if it is fed a few times. Fig. 47.—Feeding the Sparrows. at the same spot—an experiment which I often madein my young days. Seated on a favorite bank nearour gate, I would scatter a few seeds and crumbs, BOYS AND BIRDS. 249 and down would come my pretty pets and pick themup from my very feet, now and then looking up intomy face with a soft chirrup, as though thanking mefor the kindness. (Fig. 47.) The nest of the chipping sparrow is built in somelow bush or clustering vine, where four bluish-greenspeckled eggs arelaid. (Fig. 48.)While the femalebird is sitting shebecomes very gen-tle and confiding,allowing persons toapproach within afew feet of the nestwithout being dis-turbed. I have anest at this timebuilt in the branch of a fir tree that projects over arustic seat which I often occupy in the evening, andso near that I can reach it when seated. But therelittle Mrs. Sparrow sits looking demurely into myface, as though she enjoyed my company, as I surelydo her-. The White-throated Sparrow or Peabody-bird i
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