Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]

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Various. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 4 [April 1901]

APRIL

THE CURASSOW

SOME NOTABLE NESTS

THE BLACKBIRD’S SONG

A GOLDEN EAGLE

THE HARLEQUIN DUCK (Histrionicus histrionicus.)

AN ORCHARD BIRD-WAY

THE CANADA GROUSE (Dendragapus canadensis.)

DO PLANTS HAVE INSTINCT

THE DOVEKIE (Alle alle.)

THE SONG SPARROW’S APPEAL

THE WITCH IN THE CREAM. A TRUE STORY

THE BEAVER

PAU-PUK-KEEWIS AND THE BEAVERS

SNAILS OF THE OCEAN

THE LEMON

TWO WRENS

WHEN SPRING COMES

CUBEBS (Piper cubeba L.)

A TREE-TOP TOWN

Отрывок из книги

An interesting race of birds, known as the Curassows, has its range throughout that part of South America, east of the Andes Mountain range and north of Paraguay. All the species are confined to this region except one, which is found in Central America and Mexico. This is the bird of our illustration (Crax globicera).

The Curassows belong to the order of Gallinaceous birds and bear the same relation to South America that the pheasants and grouse bear to the Old World. They are in every respect the most important and the most perfect game birds of the district which they inhabit. In all there are twelve species placed under four genera. As the hind toes of the feet are placed on a level with the others they resemble the pigeon and are unlike many of the other gallinaceous birds.

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The club held a special exhibition of that nest, and at Thanksgiving time one of the home-coming guests, who was an enthusiastic kindergartener in the city, persuaded those generous nature students to let her take their treasure to the poor children who seldom saw the commonest kind of a hang-bird’s nest, and in that kindergarten it may be seen today.

Another entry in the club book was this: “Birds building on the ground, especially Vesper Sparrows, locate if possible where they have a fine outlook, and give great attention to the arrangement of the front yard.”

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