. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. Colorado to Washington, D. C. In the West it descends to Arizona, but everyw'here in the United States it is only a winter visitor. With an opera-glass it is always easily recognized by its crossed bill. The American Goldfinch^ is a conspicu- ously yellow bird, though quite small. It is a plump-bodied, fluffy little bird, all sulphur yel- low except a circular black cap atop of its head, and black trimmings on its wings and tail. It is exquisitely pretty, and, like a feathe
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. Colorado to Washington, D. C. In the West it descends to Arizona, but everyw'here in the United States it is only a winter visitor. With an opera-glass it is always easily recognized by its crossed bill. The American Goldfinch^ is a conspicu- ously yellow bird, though quite small. It is a plump-bodied, fluffy little bird, all sulphur yel- low except a circular black cap atop of its head, and black trimmings on its wings and tail. It is exquisitely pretty, and, like a feathered co- quette, loves to pose on the steep side of a tall muUen stalk, with no leaves about to cut off the admirers' view. It is sociable, also, and loves the garden, orchards and meadows of the self- elected "lord of creation," man. As a weed-destroyer, this bird has few equals. It makes a specialty of the seeds of members of the Order Compositae, and is especially fond of thistles, ragweed, wild lettuce and wild sun- flower. (Sylvester D. Judd.) The Snow-Bunting'^ comes down from the far North, in the dead of winter, when the snow. SCARLET TANAGER. Male iind female. falls fluffy and deep, and the song-birds of sum- mer are basking in the sunshine of the South. They do not appear every winter, however. '' As-lrag-a-Wnvs tri^'tis. ^ Pas-ser-i'na ni-val'is. Length, 5 inches. Length, 6J 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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