. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ' If 150 IN man hunting IH' Wlien he stops in tJie middle of his son<- to attend to (h)niesti(; dntios, you may be jihle to surprise liini in Jiis ciisth' in some busljy fence corner, where ],is brown mate will meet you with «t" inhospitable, anxious air, erying- rheep, and uuf,. her tail as nervously as if an innoeent ornitholooist could be a Have a eare though, if you would look at her i)retty , for a famt i)athway through the bushes is ''eno' to betray the poor bird's sec
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. ' If 150 IN man hunting IH' Wlien he stops in tJie middle of his son<- to attend to (h)niesti(; dntios, you may be jihle to surprise liini in Jiis ciisth' in some busljy fence corner, where ],is brown mate will meet you with «t" inhospitable, anxious air, erying- rheep, and uuf,. her tail as nervously as if an innoeent ornitholooist could be a Have a eare though, if you would look at her i)retty , for a famt i)athway through the bushes is ''eno' to betray the poor bird's secret to her enemies and the nest is so low and so easily upset that, as 1 know to my sorrow, with the best intentions one may do great harm while examining it A sight of the eggs will repay the greatest care, however, for they are exquisitely delicate, shading tion. pure white to faint green or blue. Though birds of such beautiful eggs, color, and song, as all men are mortal, the Indigos nuist needs attend the homely affairs of the inner man- but after descending to grasshoi)pers, caterpillars,' and cankerworms, they again mount to the tree- tops and sing to the passing clouds their sono- of summer. *. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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