. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . h others paths in lawless mazes ;uiil fillthe air with their strident creakings, while here and there couples ruul e\entrios sail about in great stif¥ curves with wings held aloft. It is the nnlv oppor-tunity afforded for personal attentions, and it is probable that the sexes lia\e nofurther acquaintance except as they pass and repass in ministering to the xounq-. The most interesting hour in the life of this bird is bed-time. All thebirds in a given locality resort nightly to so
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . h others paths in lawless mazes ;uiil fillthe air with their strident creakings, while here and there couples ruul e\entrios sail about in great stif¥ curves with wings held aloft. It is the nnlv oppor-tunity afforded for personal attentions, and it is probable that the sexes lia\e nofurther acquaintance except as they pass and repass in ministering to the xounq-. The most interesting hour in the life of this bird is bed-time. All thebirds in a given locality resort nightly to some high chimney or ventil;itor shaft,—the larger the better. Even during the breeding season the males congregateregularly in tliese places and thither the young are hurried as soon as the\- ha\eattained adolescence. After sunset, then, the comijany gathers for a social whirlin the air above their long black bunk. Inder leadership which seems haphazard,they gyrate furiously, now aii]iearing like specks bnrne about resistlessly insome vast whirlpool, now following thrinigh some intricate e\olution in figure-. ^f t %■ s^^ ^^J^ .^M -::ii-^
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