. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . m^ TROLLING along the countryroad about seven oclock one ■r > July morning, I was held spell- ,■ „/ bound by some bird music which seemed tocome from several directions at the same the road on one side was a grove of hightrees; on the other, an apple orchard. The music did notseem to come from either side. Finally I perceived the authorof the pretty strains almost overhead, circling far above, wi
. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . m^ TROLLING along the countryroad about seven oclock one ■r > July morning, I was held spell- ,■ „/ bound by some bird music which seemed tocome from several directions at the same the road on one side was a grove of hightrees; on the other, an apple orchard. The music did notseem to come from either side. Finally I perceived the authorof the pretty strains almost overhead, circling far above, withquivering wings, seeming to mount higher and higher with eachmusical inspiration. In that lofty altitude, free from thecares of the world, the varied song seemed to indicate a jovialoutpouring of sentiment rare even among^ the feathered ones. After I had peered aloft at this master of exquisite song forseveral moments, I discovered, as the bird descended in loopingflights, that it was a goldfinch. I had seen birds of this speciesnesting some distance away, but I little suspected that themale took singing tours and went so far away from his lovedones at home, even to make
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