A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 11
... familiar to us in towns and villages and in the suburbs of cities are stran- gers to the deep woods and solitary pastures . Our familiar birds follow in the wake of the pioneer of the wilderness , and increase in numbers with the ...
... familiar to us in towns and villages and in the suburbs of cities are stran- gers to the deep woods and solitary pastures . Our familiar birds follow in the wake of the pioneer of the wilderness , and increase in numbers with the ...
Page 12
... familiar birds , claims our first attention as the earliest visitant and latest resident of all the tuneful band , and one that is universally known and admired . He is plain in his ves- ture , undistinguished from the female by any ...
... familiar birds , claims our first attention as the earliest visitant and latest resident of all the tuneful band , and one that is universally known and admired . He is plain in his ves- ture , undistinguished from the female by any ...
Page 16
... familiar of the two , and , when both are singing at the same time , will be seen to occupy a position more remote from the house . In several places they are distinguished by the names of Ground - Sparrow and Bush - Sparrow , from ...
... familiar of the two , and , when both are singing at the same time , will be seen to occupy a position more remote from the house . In several places they are distinguished by the names of Ground - Sparrow and Bush - Sparrow , from ...
Page 20
... familiar and active , always flitting about our flower- gardens when they abound in marigolds and asters . The Hemp - Bird bears considerable resemblance to the Canary in his habits and the notes of his song . Being deficient in compass ...
... familiar and active , always flitting about our flower- gardens when they abound in marigolds and asters . The Hemp - Bird bears considerable resemblance to the Canary in his habits and the notes of his song . Being deficient in compass ...
Page 24
... familiar with the habits of the Peabody - Bird , or White - throated Sparrow . I have seen it , however , in Cambridge ; and during a season when the currant- worm was very destructive , one individual came fre- quently into my garden ...
... familiar with the habits of the Peabody - Bird , or White - throated Sparrow . I have seen it , however , in Cambridge ; and during a season when the currant- worm was very destructive , one individual came fre- quently into my garden ...
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