. Rural bird life : being essays on ornithology with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . d repose amongst the ever-greens. Chaffinches are in their company, too : indeed,the Chaffinch very closely resembles the Brambling inits habits in winter time, and wherever we see the Bramb-ling we may rest assured Chaffinches are not far away. The Brambling stays but a short four months withus, and as soon as the first signs of approaching springappear they leave us to retire northwards for the pur-pose of rearing their young In the vernal season I amalways on the look out for
. Rural bird life : being essays on ornithology with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . d repose amongst the ever-greens. Chaffinches are in their company, too : indeed,the Chaffinch very closely resembles the Brambling inits habits in winter time, and wherever we see the Bramb-ling we may rest assured Chaffinches are not far away. The Brambling stays but a short four months withus, and as soon as the first signs of approaching springappear they leave us to retire northwards for the pur-pose of rearing their young In the vernal season I amalways on the look out for any Bramblings that, temptedby the seclusion of their haunt and abundance of food,may have tarried here instead of journeying northwardswith their congeners, but hitherto my search has beenfruitless ; and I draw the conclusion that some grand endis gained by these birds retiring northwards, and whichit is imperative they should follow. Of the BrambHngs habits in the nesting season Iknow nothing ; but the ^gg, judging from one in my ownpossession, is slightly larger than a Chaffinchs ^g%, andmore boldly TREE HOUSE SPARROW AND TREE SPARROW. The House Sparrow is, strictly speaking, the only birdattendant on man. Though the Robin will frequentour thresholds in winter time, still, when once his accus-tomed food becomes plentiful, he retires to the seclusionof a woodland haunt. Though the Swallows courseround our houses in spring and summer, still they showas much attachment to the wild as mans the Flycatcher will sit in moody silence onthe trees bordering our windows, still he loves the forestglades equally as well, or even better. But the HouseSparrow, like the Hanoverian rat, finds food and shelterwherever man dwells, and prefers to live in his societyfar better than in the richest pastures or the crowded streets we see him as much at home asround the country cottage ; amidst the whirl and con-fusion of the railway station he liv
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