. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 190 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. The mighty man went back to hoe the beans. Father Song Sparrow flew to his perch in the apple tree. As the sun came up over the mountain, he swung and sung triumphantly, "Dead! Dead! Dead! The mighty man killed them all!" Over and over he sang it. Suddenly he paused, looked down at the grassy home under the blackberry bush, and sang once more, very soft and low, "Sweet! Sweet! Sweet! Oh, how pretty you were!" and flew Fig. No. 1. NEST OP TAILOR-BIRD. ASIATIC TAILOR^BIRD, The little Tailor-bird, s
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 190 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. The mighty man went back to hoe the beans. Father Song Sparrow flew to his perch in the apple tree. As the sun came up over the mountain, he swung and sung triumphantly, "Dead! Dead! Dead! The mighty man killed them all!" Over and over he sang it. Suddenly he paused, looked down at the grassy home under the blackberry bush, and sang once more, very soft and low, "Sweet! Sweet! Sweet! Oh, how pretty you were!" and flew Fig. No. 1. NEST OP TAILOR-BIRD. ASIATIC TAILOR^BIRD, The little Tailor-bird, supposed to be about the smallest bird in this part of Southern Asia, is a very common resident of Foochow and vi- cinity. While other species are migrating with the changing seasons this little friend remains throughout the entire year in its chosen home. DESCRIPTION. The Tailor-bird is about 3 3-4 to 4 1-4 inches in length. It is a uni- form light olive-green on entire upper parts. The forehead is a deli-. 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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