. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 7. Game protection; Birds. 12 flock (if IHirplc J'inohc's. after a meal of wccd-^ceds, siuhk'iil}' break forth into a rollickinj^" clioriis—eacli sin^inj^' liis own xcrsion of the SonjL^" of Life, and makinj^ the \ery twii;' upon which he is .-itting beat a sprii^htlx, irregular time to the music. And, to refer to more common ])ird-neighl)ors, is there a i)erson in Pennsx Ivania wIkj has not responded to the cheerful if modest medley of the Song S])arrow early in A])ril. tlie hesitant \var1)lings of a Roliin at exening, or e\en the moonli
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 7. Game protection; Birds. 12 flock (if IHirplc J'inohc's. after a meal of wccd-^ceds, siuhk'iil}' break forth into a rollickinj^" clioriis—eacli sin^inj^' liis own xcrsion of the SonjL^" of Life, and makinj^ the \ery twii;' upon which he is .-itting beat a sprii^htlx, irregular time to the music. And, to refer to more common ])ird-neighl)ors, is there a i)erson in Pennsx Ivania wIkj has not responded to the cheerful if modest medley of the Song S])arrow early in A])ril. tlie hesitant \var1)lings of a Roliin at exening, or e\en the moonlit (ptaveriniL:" of a Screech Owl? I'amoiis composers of music the world over ha\e acknowledged the charm of bird melody; and there is said to be a direct connection between certain well known strains of our best music and ])ortions of wild bird-song. Color of bird ])lumage too has charmed us. The spirited ll-ish of a male Cardinal always commands admiration; and we pause in wonder at the la/.\' flame of a Scarlet Tanager mo\ing through the leaxes. Red is always thrilling. And who [jas not sensed his in- ability to beliexe the subtle iridescence of an Indigo lUinting's blue— or the xibrant turcpioise f)n a common Jay's wing? lUit birds mean much to us for their attractive wa\s alone, and for their confidence in us. Thus are House Wrens. Chi])ping .Sparrows. Purple Martins, and other species almost members of human families: and it is surprising to note how often these birds actually seem to dei)end on us for neighborly i)rotection. Rarely are Chi])pini! .*^parro\\ > seen anywhere but near human habitations, and rur])le ^lartins have so come to rely ui)on man-made nesting boxes that it is almost impossible to find them rearing their young in hollow trees. Chimney Swifts and r>arn Swallows, while not so intimate, nest almost exclusixely about man's buildings. Thus, whether we ha\e sensed it or not, the songs of birds, the color of their plumage, and their
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