. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ALL .MiOAKUl !>>■ \V. C Joliti- The tirst venture of these little swans upon the stormy seas of life is safely negotiatedupon their mothers back, while she. with a true mothers pride in her offspring, takes everycare that no harm shall come. 59. 60 MEADOWLARKS (Sturnella magna andSturnella neglecta) TAMi^tli. about io->^ iiulus. Range: Breed generally in tin- rnitid Slates,smitliern Canada, and Mexici) t Custa Rica;winter from the Oliio and Potomac valleysand Pifitisli Cohnnhia snntliward. Ila
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ALL .MiOAKUl !>>■ \V. C Joliti- The tirst venture of these little swans upon the stormy seas of life is safely negotiatedupon their mothers back, while she. with a true mothers pride in her offspring, takes everycare that no harm shall come. 59. 60 MEADOWLARKS (Sturnella magna andSturnella neglecta) TAMi^tli. about io->^ iiulus. Range: Breed generally in tin- rnitid Slates,smitliern Canada, and Mexici) t Custa Rica;winter from the Oliio and Potomac valleysand Pifitisli Cohnnhia snntliward. Ilahits and economic stains: Our two , tlionj^Ii flilTerinjf nnicli in son)^r_ resem-ble each other closily in pinmajie and plains and uplands covered with a thickjiTowth of Krass f)r weeds, with near-liy water,furnish the conditions best suited to the me;id-owlarks taste. The sonjj; of the western birdis loud, clear, and melodious. That of its east-ern relative is feebler and loses nnicli by com-parison. In many localities the meadowlark isclassed and shot as a Rame bird. From thefarmers standpoint this is a mistake, since itsvalue as an insect eater is far greater than asan object of pursuit by the sportsman. Boththe bnll weevil, the foe of the cotton grower,and the alfalfa weevil are among the beetle
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