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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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ods which shall never know thee more. So it was in those days. Those of us who studied the living bird atall studied it first over the sights of a gun and then measured and dis-sected the bleeding corpse, prepared the skin, duly labelled it and calledour duty done. Consideration of the rights of the bird came afterward,.if at all. Today all is changed. The few collectors are in the sadminority, the work of the systematist is largely done. Now we lookat the living birds through an opera glass and study their habits-afield, and our most trusted weapon is the camera. The Blue Jayskin shot so long ago still rests in a glass case, and the boy^now the father of other boys, teaches them to use more modernweapons of his craft. Now instead of luring the Jay to its death,we disarm its apprehensions by acting the part of protector, ben-factor, and friend. We assume that attitude toward it which makes itan associate in our daily walks and occupations. Render the bird un- AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY, 259
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Photo from life. SHOT NO. 2. (About to clean the nest.) suspicious, tame it, or domesticate it and you experience all the ad-vantages of possession, without taking its life or abridging its liberty.In this way only, can one associate so intimately with the living bird,that he can study its character, emotions, language and food under-standingly. For years I have looked forward to the time when oppor-tunity could be afforded to study the nesting and food habits of birdsby such intimate association with them. This hope seems at lastabout to be realized. Two years ago sufficient leisure was assured toadmit of a search being made for a promising locality. A bicycle tripalong the Massachusetts coast from New Hampshire to the Rhode 26o AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. Island line resulted in the choice of a small farm in Wareham, near thehead of Buzzards Bay. This place situated near the confluence of twotidal rivers, appears to be in the direct line of bird migration on thiscoast. Surrounded by open

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