. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . carcely opened, and with the quills of the wings just ap-pearing, he was weakand helpless, being un-able on such a surfaceeither to raise his heador to place his feet soas to sustain was then six daysold and his photographis appended. In a wayhe is more reptilianthan bird-like in appear-ance. Returned to thenest, none the worse for his few moments absence, he was photographed again in the same way on June 26th. The bird now ten days old had some pretensions to down, and its growth and that of the wing feathers w
. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . carcely opened, and with the quills of the wings just ap-pearing, he was weakand helpless, being un-able on such a surfaceeither to raise his heador to place his feet soas to sustain was then six daysold and his photographis appended. In a wayhe is more reptilianthan bird-like in appear-ance. Returned to thenest, none the worse for his few moments absence, he was photographed again in the same way on June 26th. The bird now ten days old had some pretensions to down, and its growth and that of the wing feathers was marked in the interval. The feet were now able to hold somewhat to the surface of the paper. The eyes were just opened, but hearing and feeling seemed still the principal sense agents. The next pictureshows another brood ofBlue Jays taken in thesame yard, presumablyabout eleven days are in the act ofclamoring for food. This photograph wasmade on June 12th. Asyet there is no definitionin pattern of feather color on the birds. They are appreciably stronger,. BLUE JAY. TEN DAYS OLD.
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