Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 4 [April 1902]

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Various. Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 4 [April 1902]

WHAT TIME O’ YEAR?

APRIL

THE BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD (Trochilus alexandri.)

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ANTELOPE

THE BURROWING OWL (Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea.)

LONGING

THE WESTERN PINE SQUIRREL

THE AUDUBON’S WARBLER (Dendroica auduboni.)

THE SING-AWAY BIRD

SPRING NOTES FROM FEATHERED THROATS. IN NEW JERSEY

THE SPIRIT OF SPRING

FROM AN ORNITHOLOGIST’S YEAR BOOK. FLUTE OF ARCADY

THE RED-BACKED SANDPIPER (Tringa alpina pacifica.)

A PANSY OF HARTWELL

GARNET

ANIMAL EMOTIONS

DOMESTIC CATTLE

THE ARROW HEAD (Sagittaria latifolia.)

THE BLACK COHOSH (Cimicifuga racemosa.)

THE VEERIE

THE SPRING MIGRATION. II. IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ANTICS OF A HUMMINGBIRD

CALAMUS (Acorus calamus L.)

THE BIRDS

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The Black-chinned Hummingbird has a long and narrow range extending along the Pacific coast from Southern British Columbia southward into Southern Mexico, where it passes the winter. Eastward its range extends to Western Montana, Western Colorado, New Mexico, and Western Texas. In some portions of this range it is very abundant, while in others that are apparently as well suited to its habits it is rare, or never seen at all.

This Hummingbird, which also bears the name Purple-throated and Alexandre’s Hummingbird, is very similar in its habits to our eastern ruby-throat. Even in its call notes and antics while wooing its mate it is almost a counterpart of the eastern species.

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“Oh, Lopez!” she wailed, “don’t you know the way home? You know, animals are smarter about such things than little girls.”

I did know the way perfectly well, and Polly’s grief hurt me so that I was strongly tempted to lead her straight back to the ranch; but I reasoned that it had cost me considerable effort to get her this far, and why should I now turn back? Besides, to me, there was no reason why Polly should not be perfectly happy in this new and free life, when she should become accustomed to it. And why should she not adapt herself to my mode of life as easily as I had myself to hers?

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