. American ornithology, for home and school . By R. Ford. White-breasted Nuthatch.(Showing method of clinging to the trunk of a tree). AMERICAS ORNITHOLOGY. 159. Photo by R. B. and Egg of Am. Coot. 160 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. DICKCISSEL, By Isaac E. Hess.* f In the waste-field, garden, meadow, tangled brake and weedy pasture, Everywhere we find Dickeissel; everywhere his nest of sedge;Safely sheltered in the thorny arms of berry-bush and briar, Gently swaying with the branches of the osage-orange hedge;Hidden on the ground in meadow in the midst of clover blossoms. Snugly nestling
. American ornithology, for home and school . By R. Ford. White-breasted Nuthatch.(Showing method of clinging to the trunk of a tree). AMERICAS ORNITHOLOGY. 159. Photo by R. B. and Egg of Am. Coot. 160 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. DICKCISSEL, By Isaac E. Hess.* f In the waste-field, garden, meadow, tangled brake and weedy pasture, Everywhere we find Dickeissel; everywhere his nest of sedge;Safely sheltered in the thorny arms of berry-bush and briar, Gently swaying with the branches of the osage-orange hedge;Hidden on the ground in meadow in the midst of clover blossoms. Snugly nestling in the bosom of the prickly thistle copse;Sometimes firmly fastened to the stronger branches of a weed-stalk, Oftimes loosely placed in swamp grass near its treacherous waving tops. In the most unlooked for places little Dick constructs his nest;Often most unwisely chosen is the spot he thinks the best. When the mower cuts wide swaths and sweeps great paths adown the meadow And the sickle blades strew thistles and tall weeds along the is sorrow and misfortune with the legions of Dickeissel, But his mourning hours are short; tis but the mourning
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