. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . Fig. 100. —mim-miugljirds abouttwo weeks old,one-lialf naturalsize. SONGLESS BIBBS OF OBCHABD ANB WOOBLAXB. 243. that the male bird assists the female in the care of the youno;;but in my experience the male is always al)sent, and thefemale alone provides for the young fjimily. The feeding ofsuch a family is a most inter-esting proceeding, as the birdsare fed by regurgitation
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . Fig. 100. —mim-miugljirds abouttwo weeks old,one-lialf naturalsize. SONGLESS BIBBS OF OBCHABD ANB WOOBLAXB. 243. that the male bird assists the female in the care of the youno;;but in my experience the male is always al)sent, and thefemale alone provides for the young fjimily. The feeding ofsuch a family is a most inter-esting proceeding, as the birdsare fed by regurgitation untilthe very day before they leavethe nest. The following re-marks on the appearance ofthe younsf birds and theirfeeding are taken from mynotes of July, 1905 : — How perfect are these littlefledgeling wanderers, in their tiny,moss-covered cw]), shaded from thesouthern sun rays by the greenleaves which overhang and sur-round the nest. Their daint} new feathers, of but a few days gi-owth,have been touched by the tender mothers breast alone or the gentle dewof heaven. Their inscrutable, brilliant dark eyes flash quick glancesall around; no motion escapes them. One leans forward from thenest and attempts to pick a moving aphis from the limb. Their wholebodies throb quickly with the fast-surging tide of hot life pulsingthrough
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