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Identifier: americanornithol11901reed (find matches)
Title: American ornithology for the home and school
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : C.K. Reed
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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s in front of me to see if I could see him. Icould not. 1 think that he was waiting for some one to come along withwhom to amuse himself. The brush was very thick, and 1 made slow progress through the patch.Now a tremulous whistle, a deep chirp, a whining cry, or sounds resem- A ME RICA N ORNITHO LOGY. 153 bling the barking of a small dog would sound from the next bush, to en-courage me on. Once 1 stumbled among the thick vines, which factcaused him to burst into a boisterous, chuckling cackle. Soon 1 came to anarrow open sp^ace where there were no briars. This was my opportunity.Whereas up to now I had tiirough necessity been proceeding slowly, Irushed across this space and through the next brush as fast as I could. Iwas just in time and had a good view of him as he lit in the next bush.This sudden move on my part was more than he had reckoned on and Ireally think that he was ashamed of himself for being caught in his gameof hide and seek. He gave one disgusted chirp and disappeared.
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Photo by J. B. PardoeNEST OF YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Aside from his remarkable vocal attainments, the Chat has other pecul-iarities in his manners that call our attention to him. During the matingseason, he feels called upon to make as much noise as possible. Probablyhis weird uncanny notes are music to his ears and he seeks by this meansto win the fair one he has set his heart on. Having been accepted his ex-huberance of joy knows no bounds, and he mounts skywards uttering hischoicest selections, and performing the most grotesque evolutions. Noother bird that 1 know is as boisterous in his enthusiasm as this one. 154 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. _/I. O. \/.^fo.387. (Coccy^uj A.mericanujJ RANGE. Southeastern Canada and the United States from Dakota, hidian Ter.and Texas eastwards; also in the West Indies. They arrive in the northabout the first week in May and leave for their winter quarters in Mexicoand Central America soon after September. DESCRIPTION. Length, 12 in.; e

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  • bookauthor:Reed__Chester_A___Chester_Albert___1876_1912
  • booksubject:Birds
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  • bookleafnumber:196
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