. Animal snapshots and how made . ld wish to see. Only last yearI found in a stump another storehouse, containing aquart of beechnuts and an equal amount of buck-wheat. The white-footed mouse, like some of the squirrels,constructs an outside nest, in thick tangles of bushes,from four to ten feet above the ground. The favoritelocation seems to be about some gently inclined vine,such as the wild grape, which affords a natural andeasy highway from the ground to the home of the weearchitect. The nests are slightly globular in shape,and composed of dried leaves, grasses, moss, andfibrous barks of v
. Animal snapshots and how made . ld wish to see. Only last yearI found in a stump another storehouse, containing aquart of beechnuts and an equal amount of buck-wheat. The white-footed mouse, like some of the squirrels,constructs an outside nest, in thick tangles of bushes,from four to ten feet above the ground. The favoritelocation seems to be about some gently inclined vine,such as the wild grape, which affords a natural andeasy highway from the ground to the home of the weearchitect. The nests are slightly globular in shape,and composed of dried leaves, grasses, moss, andfibrous barks of various kinds, the material beingclosely compacted and the general appearance verypleasing. The entrance is usually on the lower the foundation is an old birds nest, veryoften that of the catbird. T once found a nest thatwas fifteen inches in length and about eight inches indiameter, this being the most irregular in shape aswell as the largest one that I ever saw. Occasionally several mice will occupy the same nest,. White-footed Mouse 127 The White-Footed Mouse i 29 and if disturbed they hasten out, making their wayalong the branches to the ground. If the disturbanceis slight, they come out upon the branches, gaze abouton all sides and gently sniff the air, not returninguntil they are satisfied that all danger has passed. Among the various species of mice there has beenfound from time to time the singing mouse, andeven among the white-footed variety it is no exception,according to a note that appeared in the AmericanNaturalist several years ago by Mr. Hiskey, whowrote as follows: I was sitting a few evenings since, not far from ahalf-open closet door, when I was startled by a soundissuing from the closet, of such marvelous beautythat I at once asked my wife how Bobbie Burns (ourcanary) had found his way into the closet, and whatcould start him to singing such a queer and sweet songin the dark. I procured a light, and found it to be anuousel He had filled an overs
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