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" Flycatchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing prey, and with a suggestive click of the bill returning to their post. The warblers, light, active creatures, flutter about the terminal foliage, and with almost the skill of a humming-bird, pick... "
Annual Report of the State Board of Agriculture Made to the Legislative ... - Page 10
by Nebraska. State Board of Agriculture - 1904
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Bird-life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds

Frank Michler Chapman - 1901 - 468 pages
...up the chase, catching motlis and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. The Flycatchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing...their post. The Warblers, light, active creatures, nutter about the terminal foliage, and with almost the skill of a Hummingbird pick insects from leaf...
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Bird-life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds

Frank Michler Chapman - 1901 - 468 pages
...take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. The Flycatchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing...returning to their post. The Warblers, light, active ereatures, flutter about the terminal foliage, and with almost the skill of a Hummingbird pick insects...
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New Elementary Agriculture: An Elementary Text Book Dealing with ... the Farm

Charles Edwin Bessey, Lawrence Bruner, Goodwin DeLoss Swezey, Howard Remus Smith, Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher - 1904 - 216 pages
...whippoorwills will take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. Flycatchers lie in wait, darting...almost the skill of a humming-bird, pick insects from the leaf or blossom. The vireos patiently explore the under sides of leaves and odd nooks and corners...
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Biennial Report of the State Entomologist of Nebraska and the Division of ...

Nebraska. State Entomologist - 1909 - 200 pages
...whip-poor-wills will take up the chase, catching moths :>nd other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. Fly-catchers lie in wait, darting...almost the skill of a hummingbird, pick insects from the leaf or blossom. The vireos patiently explore the under sides of leaves and odd nooks and corners...
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Arboriculture, Volume 5

1906 - 248 pages
...take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. The fly-catchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing...foliage, and with almost the skill of a hummingbird peck insects from leaf or blossom. The vireos patiently explore the under sides of leaves and odd nooks...
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Recreation, Volume 15

1901 - 936 pages
...whip-poor-wills take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flyingbirds. Fly-catchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing...creatures, flutter about the terminal foliage, and with NATURAL HISTORY. 465 almost the skill of a humming-bird, pick insects from the leaf or blossoms. The...
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Elementary Biology, Plant, Animal, Human

James Edward Peabody, Arthur Ellsworth Hunt - 1912 - 634 pages
...catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. Fly-catchers (Fig. 69) lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing prey,...of the bill returning to their post. The warblers (Fig. 72), light, active creatures, flutter about the Fig. 72. — Black and white warbler. 84 ■■■■■■MiMaa...
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Civic Biology: Textbook of Problems, Local and National, that Can be Solved ...

Clifton Fremont Hodge, Jean Dawson - 1918 - 408 pages
...take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. The flycatchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing...the terminal foliage, and with almost the skill of a humming bird, pick insects from leaf or blossom. The vireos patiently explore the undersides of leaves...
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Civic Biology: Textbook of Problems, Local and National, that Can be Solved ...

Clifton Fremont Hodge, Jean Dawson - 1918 - 428 pages
...take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal insects which would escape day-flying birds. The flycatchers lie in wait, darting from ambush at passing prey, and with a suggesth'e click of the bill, returning to their post. The warblers, light, active creatures, flutter...
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Biology and Human Welfare

James Edward Peabody, Arthur Ellsworth Hunt - 1924 - 610 pages
...the insects which constitute their sole food. When they retire, the nighthawks and whippoorwills will take up the chase, catching moths and other nocturnal...a suggestive click of the bill returning to their posts. The warblers, light, active creatures, flutter about the terminal foliage and almost with the...
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