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Identifier: cu31924022557361 (find matches)
Title: The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.) Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859- National Geographic Society (U.S.) Common birds of town and country
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Photograph by Arthur E. Mayer HUSBAND AND Wl^^ The magnificent plumage of the peacock belongs only to the male, and it may be aoticedthat the female to the left of the picture is far less handsome than her husband, who pre-sents us with a back view of his outstretched tail. These birds were once highly esteemedas food, and in the middle ages always figured at the most sumptuous banquets, roasted,but in all the glory of their gaudy plumage. 69
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°^ r U H ^ . Q S^ ►J U jj < t2 m 70 KILLDEER (Oxyechus vociferus) Length, lo inches. Distinguished by itspiercing and oft-repeated cry—kildee. Range: Breeds throughout the United Statesand most of Canada; winters from centralUnited States to South America. Habits and economic status: The kildeer isone of the best known of the shorebird family.It often visits the farmyard and commonlynests in pastures or cornfields. It is rathersuspicious, however, and on being approachedtakes flight with loud cries. It is noisy andrestless, but fortunately most of its activitiesresult in benefit to man. The food is of thesame general nature as that of the uplandplover, but is more varied. The kildeer feedsupon beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, ants,bugs, caddis flies, dragonflies, centipedes, spi-ders, ticks, oyster worms, earthworms, snails,crabs, and other Crustacea. Among the beetlesconsumed are such pests as the alfalfa weevil,cotton-boll weevil, clover-root weevil, clover-leaf weevil,

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