A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 13
... covered with brownish specks . Begin- ning in April , she rears two and often three broods during the season , and her mate prolongs his notes until the last brood has flown from the nest . The notes of the Song - Sparrow would not ...
... covered with brownish specks . Begin- ning in April , she rears two and often three broods during the season , and her mate prolongs his notes until the last brood has flown from the nest . The notes of the Song - Sparrow would not ...
Page 35
... covered with mosses and lycopodiums , where the early flowers of spring delight to nestle , embosomed in their soft verdure . Upon these evergreen mounds the fringed polygala spreads a beautiful hue of crimson ; and while gathering its ...
... covered with mosses and lycopodiums , where the early flowers of spring delight to nestle , embosomed in their soft verdure . Upon these evergreen mounds the fringed polygala spreads a beautiful hue of crimson ; and while gathering its ...
Page 86
... covering the edges of the beds of dried water- pools , in yellow circular streaks . The pines and other coniferous trees are in flower dur- ing this month ; and the golden hues of their blossoms contrast beautifully with the deep ...
... covering the edges of the beds of dried water- pools , in yellow circular streaks . The pines and other coniferous trees are in flower dur- ing this month ; and the golden hues of their blossoms contrast beautifully with the deep ...
Page 91
... covered with button - bush and sweet gale , and never in any other situations . The sound of his voice always enhances the sensation of rude solitude with which I look upon this primitive scenery . We often see him perched upon the ...
... covered with button - bush and sweet gale , and never in any other situations . The sound of his voice always enhances the sensation of rude solitude with which I look upon this primitive scenery . We often see him perched upon the ...
Page 93
... covered with a primitive growth of young pines , junipers , cornels , and whortleberry- bushes , and lives upon the seeds of grasses and wild let- tuce , with occasional repasts of insects and fruits . His notes are mellow and plaintive ...
... covered with a primitive growth of young pines , junipers , cornels , and whortleberry- bushes , and lives upon the seeds of grasses and wild let- tuce , with occasional repasts of insects and fruits . His notes are mellow and plaintive ...
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