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Identifier: cu31924022541563 (find matches)
Title: A year with the birds
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Ball, Alice Eliza, 1867- Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: New York : Gibbs & Van Vleck
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, bowed beneath his cross, climbed up thedreary hill, And from the agonizing wreath ran many a crimsonrill; The cruel Roman thrust him on with unrelenting hand, Till, staggering slowly, mid the crowd. He fell uponthe sand. A little bird that warbled near, that memorable day, Flitted around and strove to wrench one single thornaway; The cruel spike impaled his breast,—and thus, tissweetly said. The Robin has his silver vest incarnadined with red. Selected from James Ryder Randall(E. C. Stedmans Anthology) The Blackbird or Purple Grackle In clumps of pines and spruces tallThe blackbirds love to congregate, And there they creak and squeak; their callSounds like a rusty garden-gate. Their tails are kite-shaped as they fly; Youll see, when they are on the ground,How knowing is each yellow eye, As haughtily they walk around. Their heads like brilliant jewels gleamWith bronze and purple, green and blue; Theyre not so lovely as they seem.For nests they rob—black deeds they do. A. E. B. 64
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The Red-Winged Blackbird 65 *The Red-winged blackbird In meadows where a streamlet flows Or sedges rim a pool,There swings upon a blade of green Beside the waters cool,A bird of black, with epaulets Of red and gold. With gleeHe plays upon his Magic Flute; 0-o-ka-ree! 0-o-ka-ree! A. E. B. *NoTE.—The upper figure in the picture is the male bird; the lower,the female. 66

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