A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 12
... snow , the Song - Sparrow , beguiled by southern winds , has already appeared , and on still mornings may be heard warbling his few merry notes , as if to make the earliest announcement of his arrival . He is therefore the true ...
... snow , the Song - Sparrow , beguiled by southern winds , has already appeared , and on still mornings may be heard warbling his few merry notes , as if to make the earliest announcement of his arrival . He is therefore the true ...
Page 33
... snow , and spring's " ethereal mildness " is exchanged for harsh winds and cloudy skies . In vain do the crocus , the snowdrop , and the yellow narcissus appear in the gardens , or the blue violet and the saxifrage span- gle the ...
... snow , and spring's " ethereal mildness " is exchanged for harsh winds and cloudy skies . In vain do the crocus , the snowdrop , and the yellow narcissus appear in the gardens , or the blue violet and the saxifrage span- gle the ...
Page 85
... fading blossoms are flying in all direc- tions , as they are scattered by the fluttering gales , and cover , like flakes of snow , the surface of the orchards . The flowers of innumerable forest - trees are in a JUNE . 85.
... fading blossoms are flying in all direc- tions , as they are scattered by the fluttering gales , and cover , like flakes of snow , the surface of the orchards . The flowers of innumerable forest - trees are in a JUNE . 85.
Page 157
... no regular march , like ducks . A very interesting class of foragers are those that feed in compact assemblages . This habit renders the snow- buntings exceedingly attractive . Their food is not dis- tributed FORAGING HABITS OF BIRDS . 157.
... no regular march , like ducks . A very interesting class of foragers are those that feed in compact assemblages . This habit renders the snow- buntings exceedingly attractive . Their food is not dis- tributed FORAGING HABITS OF BIRDS . 157.
Page 185
... streams and lowlands , in which the early sunbeams are refracted with all the myriad hues of dawn , forming halos and imperfect rainbows that seem to be pictured on a groundwork of drifted snow . By this vapor , nearly OCTOBER. ...
... streams and lowlands , in which the early sunbeams are refracted with all the myriad hues of dawn , forming halos and imperfect rainbows that seem to be pictured on a groundwork of drifted snow . By this vapor , nearly OCTOBER. ...
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