Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . cealment to a few,Their food its insects, and its moss their nests.—Thomson. 753. Why does the house-sparrow pertinaciously ap-propriate to its own use the nest of other birds? Because sparrows oc-cupy their nests at nightthroughout the year; and,though they are hardy birds,they require warm shelterduring severe frosts, andtherefore seize upon any co
Knowledge of natural history, revfrom Reason why: natural history, giving reasons for hundreds of interesting facts in connection with zoology; and throwing light upon the peculiar habits and instincts of the various orders of the animal kingdom . cealment to a few,Their food its insects, and its moss their nests.—Thomson. 753. Why does the house-sparrow pertinaciously ap-propriate to its own use the nest of other birds? Because sparrows oc-cupy their nests at nightthroughout the year; and,though they are hardy birds,they require warm shelterduring severe frosts, andtherefore seize upon any con-venience which they can findbest adapted to their pur-pose. 754. Why is the spar-row comparatively late in awaking in the morning? Because it roosts in holes, and under the eaves of ricks,or sheds, where the light does not so soon enter as in openplaces. 755. Why is the claw upon the hind toe of the lark ofgreater length than is to be found generally in other birds? Because the lark is a field bird, nestling on the ground,and deriving its food from the earth; and the peculiarconformation of the foot enables the bird to run on thickmatted grass, or to rise from it, or alight on it, with muchless inconvenience than almost any other 756. Larks are fleet runners, and they stand up for observation, withtheir heads above the cover; the head, which is generally crested, andhas the crest erected, not being easily distinguishable from a clod. 757. What especial use does the lark make of itsdisproportionally long claws? The lark makes its nest generally in grass fields, whereft is liable to be injured, either by cattle grazing over it, 246 KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HISTORY. Ye birdsThat singing up to Heavns gate ascend,Bear on your wings, and in your notes, his praise.—MlLTON. or by the mower. In case of alarm from these or othercauses, the parent birds remove their eggs by means of theirlong claws, to a place of greater security. 758. Why does the song of the sky-lark, when on t
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