Identifier: birdlore11nati (find matches)
Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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BUSH-TIT Order—Passer esGenus—Psaltriparus Family—Parid/BSpecies—Minimus The Bush-Tit By WILLIAM L. FINLEY ^tie il2ationaI Sl&0otiation of Audubon ^ocietifs EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 40 The Bush-tits home is on the Pacific coast. He is so much of a Westernerthat he is entirely unknown in the eastern states. He may be recognized byhis diminutive size, as he is but httle larger than a Hummingbird, but moreflufify in appearance and with a tail that is as long as his body. He is dressedmodestly in grays and browns, with not a touch of bright coloring. As a nest-builder, he has no equal among our small birds, for he builds a long gourd-shaped home from eight to ten inchesin length, with a side entrance at theupper end. As a bird character, he isfearless and readily accepts human friend-ship. One can hardl\- help falling in lovewith a Bush-tit. He is such a tiny mite,not larger than yourCharacter thumb. He goes along in such a bustling, business-like wa). He is absolutely fearless

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