File:Bird life stories, comp. from the writings of Audubon, Bendire, Nuttall, and Wilson (1904) (14727859386).jpg

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Title: Bird life stories, comp. from the writings of Audubon, Bendire, Nuttall, and Wilson
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947 Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Bendire, Charles, 1836-1897 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859 Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Chicago (etc.) Rand, McNally & Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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rry, thewild orange berry, and the berries of the pride-of-India.During summer and spring they devour snails and worms, andat the Labrador coast I saw some feeding on small shells,which they probed or broke with ease. Toward the approach of spring they visit the newlyploughed grounds, the gardens and the interior of woods, theundergrowth of which has been cleared of grass by fire, topick up ground worms, grubs and other insects, on which,when perched, they descend in a pouncing manner, swallowingtheir prey in a moment, jerking their tails, beating their wingsand returning to their stations. Whenever the sun shines warmly over the earth, the oldmales tune their pipe and enliven the neighborhood with theirsong. The young also begin to sing, and before they departfor the east they have all become musical. By the tenth ofApril the Robins have reached the middle district; theblossoms of the dogwood are then peeping forth in everypart of the budding woods; the fragrant sassafras, the red 12
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AMERICAN ROBIN Morula migratoria The Robin 13 flowers of the maple, and hundreds of other plants havealready banished the dismal appearance of winter. Thesnows are all melting away, and nature again, in all the beautyof spring, promises happiness and abundance to the wholeanimal creation. Then it is that the Robin, perched on a fence stake or thetop of some detached tree of the field, gives vent to thewarmth of his passion. His lays are modest, lively, andofttimes of considerable power; and although his song cannotbe compared with that of the Thrasher, its vivacity and sim-plicity never fail to fill the breast of the listener with pleasingsensations. The nest of the Robin is frequently placed on the horizon-tal branch of an apple-tree, and sometimes in the same situa-tion on a forest tree. Now and then it Is found close to thehouse, and it is stated by Nuttall that one was placed in thestern timbers of an unfinished vessel at Portsmouth, NewHampshire, in which the carpenters were cons

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