. Bird notes afield; essays on the birds of the Pacific coast with a field check list . NESTING-TIME N THE course of our excursions among thebirds we have had occasion to peer into morethan one Httle sylvan home, Hfting the leavesof privacy which embower it, for a friendlyinspection. Let us now take a general sur-vey of these wonderful little architects at theirwork, and of the treasures which their nests contain. It is apopular impression that the nest of a bird is the result of blindinstinct, constructed without the exercise of any considerabledegree of choice or intelligence. However, no on
. Bird notes afield; essays on the birds of the Pacific coast with a field check list . NESTING-TIME N THE course of our excursions among thebirds we have had occasion to peer into morethan one Httle sylvan home, Hfting the leavesof privacy which embower it, for a friendlyinspection. Let us now take a general sur-vey of these wonderful little architects at theirwork, and of the treasures which their nests contain. It is apopular impression that the nest of a bird is the result of blindinstinct, constructed without the exercise of any considerabledegree of choice or intelligence. However, no one who hasever watched the parent birds at their work would be willingto accept such a view, I am sure. Hie scrutiny with whichthe builders inspect every available site, the judgment used inplacing the nest where it will escape detection, the complexityof the work, all preclude the possibility of instinct playing avery important part in the matter. But why, then, do you ask, is the orioles nest alwaysswung from a slender bough, while the home of the meadow-lark is invariably upon the
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