. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . a bevy of ladies on a lonesome street. (/// hanlodk |)leasanl. Like most \ ireos, Cassin singsas he works; he works ag<K)d deal of tintime, albeit inleisurely fashionhe sings in tinyphrases, separatedby unembarrassedintervals of silence, a sort ofscli~ivcr - iiRiMrui,. /»/;> - sc7ilrs - f>iti- ivcc - siiccc - f>is(>oor. But our schoollMty does not fully exi)ress himself :;i music so staid and delicate. He has at command a rasping, nerve-grating war-cry.
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . a bevy of ladies on a lonesome street. (/// hanlodk |)leasanl. Like most \ ireos, Cassin singsas he works; he works ag<K)d deal of tintime, albeit inleisurely fashionhe sings in tinyphrases, separatedby unembarrassedintervals of silence, a sort ofscli~ivcr - iiRiMrui,. /»/;> - sc7ilrs - f>iti- ivcc - siiccc - f>is(>oor. But our schoollMty does not fully exi)ress himself :;i music so staid and delicate. He has at command a rasping, nerve-grating war-cry. ])ossibly intended by Nature as a defense against cats, but used. as matter of fact, when the bird is in particularly fine spirits. The note in question may perhaps be filly likened to the viMb-nt shaking of a pepi)er-. THE CASSIN VIREO. 365 box, a railling. rubbing, sliaking note, of tliree or iiKire vibrations, endingin a little vocal flourisii. These Vireos swing a bulky basket from the lower or mitUUe heightsof oak trees, fir trees, alders, or saplings of various sorts. Usually nodependence is placed in cover, save that the ornamented nest correspondsroughly with its general surroundings of leaf, moss and lichen. In shel-tered places, the texture of the nest is so well preserved that it mayrequire close inspection the second season to distinguish it from a newnest. One such I examined, green with growing moss, and stark at the lowermost branch-tip of anunleafed cornel sapling, andI could not have determinedits age save for a tiny weed-shoot germinating from thebottom of the cup. Further Mr. Bowlessa\-s of their nestinghabits: Both birdsassist in the duties ofincubation, the malesinging most assidu-ously while on thenest, and usually sing-ing close to his matewhile she is turn at sitti
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