. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. Pig. 480.—Warbling Vireo.—From Tenney'B Zoology. South or bobolink, as it is called in the North, wakes up the meadows with nis lively notes. The finches with their conical beaks are succeeded, in the ascending series, by the English sparrow, a bird useful in the cities in destroying canker-worms, but a nuisance in the country. Our song-sparrow {Melospiza fasciata) is widely distributed, and everywhere commends itself by its pleasant notes. Quite opposed in its habits is the butcher-bird or shrike (Fig. 479), a quarrelsome, rapacious bird, whic
. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. Pig. 480.—Warbling Vireo.—From Tenney'B Zoology. South or bobolink, as it is called in the North, wakes up the meadows with nis lively notes. The finches with their conical beaks are succeeded, in the ascending series, by the English sparrow, a bird useful in the cities in destroying canker-worms, but a nuisance in the country. Our song-sparrow {Melospiza fasciata) is widely distributed, and everywhere commends itself by its pleasant notes. Quite opposed in its habits is the butcher-bird or shrike (Fig. 479), a quarrelsome, rapacious bird, which feeds on insects or small mammals, often impaling them on thorns or sharp • twigs, and leaving them there. The group of vireos or greenlets (Fig. 480) are peculiar to America ; their bills are hooked, with a notch at base ; they are warblers. The wax- wing {Ampelis cedrorum, Fig. 481) is the type of an allied family. The swallows and martins are interesting from the change made in the nest- ing habits of the more com- mon species which rear their young in artificial nests or in barns, or under the eaves of buildings. Another group character- istic of North America is the warblers, Dendrmca {£>. virens, Fig. 483) being the representative genus. On the other hand, the larks are an Old World assemblage of birds, but few species occurring in this country, while the wrens (Fig. 483) are mostly restricted to America. The smallest bird in the United States, except the hum- ming-bird, is the gold-crested kinglet {Regulus satrapa. Coues' Key. Carolina Waxwing.—From. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York, H. Holt and Company
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