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Title: Birds and nature
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Birds Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Mumford, Publisher
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white-throated sparrow,but delivered in a widely dififerent song. Mr. Nehrling observed it in Texas,during the month of November, where itwas associated with juncos, white-crowned and field sparrows, in flocks con-sisting of thousands of individuals. Hecaught several of the Harriss Sparrowsand confined them in cages. They be-came tame and he fed them on variousinsects, kaffir corn and canary seed. This Sparorw is of large size and whendressed in its summer plumage it is a strik-ingly beautiful bird. The glossy black ofits crown and throat are made prominentby the bright coat of the usual sparrowmixture of colors that covers the re-mainder of the body. But little is known of the breeding hab-its of this Sparrow. Its nests are builtin the northern part of its range, probablyonly in the interior of British America.The only authentic record of its breedingrange is that of Mr. Edward A. Preble,who found an adult male and female incompany with young just from the nest,at Fort Churchill. no
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FROM COU. CHI. ACAD. SCIENCES. 555 HARRISS SPARROW. (ZonotricMa quemla). Life-size. C0PYRI8HT 1903, BY A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO. THE FIRST ROBIN. Robin Redbreast called his mate: Love, the days are growing long;Northern snowbanks melt apace, Northern friends await my song.So, dear heart, today Ill leave thee,When thou comest, Ill receive thee—Cheer up, cheer up,Julia Tealeaf,Share my belief. Northward then came Robin Red Just as March passed through the door;Never was a royal guest Heartier welcomed, feted more.This the message that hes bringing:Flowers are coming, birds are winging—Cheer up, cheer up,March has left us,Nor bereft us. , So he sings, but ever watches That his lady he may see,And his voice, on her arrival. Shows a tone of ecstacy:Now, dear love, at last youre near me;Ah, my heart did greatly fear me !Cheer up, cheer up,Julia Tealeaf,. What a relief! . —Grace E. Harlow. 113 THE ROBINS SONG. A SPRING TIME SATIRE. It was spring. I made the assertionwith all boldness. So

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