. Birds of the Rockies . n what he must have regarded as anemergency. In spite of all my pounding and coaxingand feigned scolding — and I kept up the racket forseveral minutes — I did not succeed in driving the paterfamiUas from his post of duty. Once he apparentlymade a slight effort to escape, but evidently stuck fastin the entrance, and so dropped back and would notleave, only springing up to the door and peeping out atme when my appeals became especially vigorous. Itappeared like a genuine case of I m determined todefend my children, or die in the attempt! Meanwhile the mother bird was fli
. Birds of the Rockies . n what he must have regarded as anemergency. In spite of all my pounding and coaxingand feigned scolding — and I kept up the racket forseveral minutes — I did not succeed in driving the paterfamiUas from his post of duty. Once he apparentlymade a slight effort to escape, but evidently stuck fastin the entrance, and so dropped back and would notleave, only springing up to the door and peeping out atme when my appeals became especially vigorous. Itappeared like a genuine case of I m determined todefend my children, or die in the attempt! Meanwhile the mother bird was flitting about in anagitated way, uttering piteous cries of remonstranceand entreaty. Did that bandit intend to rob her ofboth her husband and her children ? It was useless, ifnot wanton, to hector the poor creatures any longer, evento study their behavior under trying circumstances;and I left them in peace, and hurried down to my lodg-ings in Manitou, satisfied with the results of my daysramble. BIRDS OF THE ARID PLAIN. Platk. I Lazuli Bvktisg ~ Ct/anuspiza o»i(r/in(Upper figure, male; lower, female) BIRDS OF THE ARID PLAIN HAVING explored the summit of Pikes Peakand part of its southern slope down to thetimber-line, and spent several delightful daysin the upper valleys of the mountains, as well as inexploring several canons, the rambler was desirous ofknowing what species of birds reside on the plainstretching eastward from the bases of the toweringranges. One afternoon in the latter part of June, Ifound myself in a straggling village about forty mileseast of Colorado Springs. On looking around, I was discouraged, and almostwished I had not come; for all about me extended theparched and treeless plain, with only here and there aspot that had a cast of verdure, and even that was ofa dull and sickly hue. Far off to the northeast rose arange of low hills sparsely covered with scraggy pines,but they were at least ten miles away, perhaps twenty,and had almost as arid an aspect a
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