. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . nter-ruptions for hours. Towards morning these repetitions arerenewed, and continue until the break of dawn. Duringthe day it is altogether silent. In a still evening, it maybe heard at the distance of nearly a mile, the tones of itsvoice being stronger and more full than those of the whip- chuck-wills widow. 69 poor-will, and uttered with much greater deliberation andemphasis. The flight of this bird is low, skimming about at a f
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . nter-ruptions for hours. Towards morning these repetitions arerenewed, and continue until the break of dawn. Duringthe day it is altogether silent. In a still evening, it maybe heard at the distance of nearly a mile, the tones of itsvoice being stronger and more full than those of the whip- chuck-wills widow. 69 poor-will, and uttered with much greater deliberation andemphasis. The flight of this bird is low, skimming about at a fewfeet above the surface of the ground, frequently settling onold logs, or on the fences, and from thence sweepingaround, in pursuit of various winged insects that fly in thenight. Like the whip-poor-will, it prefers the declivitiesof glens and other deeply shaded places, and makes thesurrounding mountains ring with echoes the whole female lays two eggs, generally on the ground, andalways in the woods; it makes no nest ; the eggs are ofa dull olive colour, sprinkled with darker specks ; they areabout as large as those of a pigeon and exactly This bird is twelve inches long, the sides of the mouthare armed with numerous strong bristles ; head and backbeing deep brown, powdered with cream, rust and brightferruginous, and marked with black ; breast black and pow-dered with rust. A singular fact in relation to this bird is thus noticed byMr. Audubon. When the Chuck-wills-widow, eithermale or female (for each sits alternately) has discovered 70 SCARLET TANAGER. that the eggs have been touched, it ruffles its feathers andappears extremely dejected for a minute or two, afterwhich it emits a low murmuring cry, scarcely audible tome, as I lay concealed at a distance of not more thaneighteen or twenty yards. At this time I have seen theother parent reach the spot, flying so low over the groundthat I thought its little feet must have touched it as itskimmed along, and a
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