. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . r three half-grownfledglings already in the nest may roll the large greenish eggs outupon the ground, while both parents are off searching for food toquiet their noisy clamorings. Such distracting mismanagementin the nursery is enough to make a homeless wanderer of anyfather. It is the mother-bird that tumbles to the ground at yourapproach from sheer fright ; feigns lameness, trails her wings asshe tries to entice you away from the nest. The male b
. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . r three half-grownfledglings already in the nest may roll the large greenish eggs outupon the ground, while both parents are off searching for food toquiet their noisy clamorings. Such distracting mismanagementin the nursery is enough to make a homeless wanderer of anyfather. It is the mother-bird that tumbles to the ground at yourapproach from sheer fright ; feigns lameness, trails her wings asshe tries to entice you away from the nest. The male bird showsfar less concern ; a no more devoted father, we fear, than he isa lover. It is said he changes his mate every year. Altogether, the cuckoo is a very different sort of bird fromwhat our fancy pictured. The little Swiss creatures of wood thatfly out of the doors of clocks and call out the bed-hour to sleepychildren, are chiefly responsible for the false impressions of ourmature years. The American bird does not repeat its name, andits harsh, grating kiik, hiik, does not remotely suggest thesvieet voice of its European relative. ^l•;l,L()\v-lirLLKD cuckoo Brown, Olive or Grayish Brown, and Brown and Gray Sparrowy Birds Bank Swallow (Clivicola riparia) Swallow family Called also: SAND MARTIN; SAND SWALLOW Length—^ to inches. About an inch shorter than the Englishsparrow, but apparently much larger because of its widewing-spread. Male and Female—Grayish brown or clay-colored above. Upperwings and tail darkest. Below, white, with brownish bandacross chest. Tail, which is rounded and more nearly squarethan the other swallows, is obscurely edged with white. Range—Throughout North America south of Hudson Bay. Migrations—April. October. Summer resideni. Where a brook cuts its way through a sand bank to reachthe sea is an ideal nesting ground for a colony of sand face of the high bank shows a number of clean, round holesindiscriminately bored int
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