Identifier: cu31924000070809 (find matches)
Title: Bird studies for home and school; sixty common birds, their habits and haunts
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: De Groat, Herman C
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Buffalo, N. Y., Herman C. De Groat
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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in searchof food. He is a gay and handsome fellow wherever you meethim. When he discovers you, he assumes a proud and angryair of conceit and defiance. Acorns, chestnuts, corn and fruits ace his delight. In thefall, he stores away these things in knot-hples and other places.In the winter, forgetting where he has put his supplies, he issometimes driven to live for a time upon carrion. If hestopped here he might still have a fair reputation among birds;but sad to relate, he eats the eggs of other birds and evendevours their young also. This conduct has brought upon himthe dislike of the small birds which often Combine to drive awaythe robber when he attempts to attack their nests. Althoughhe is usually a haughty and saucy bird, yet when the real testof courage comes, he sneaks off to avoid a fight. The littleKingbird dislikes him thoroughly and often thrashes himsoundly. Doubtless the Blue Jay has helped to name himself, as hismost common utterance is a long drawn jay, jay, jay. This 38
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AiMEKlCAN BLLE-.3 Lile-tize. cry, with the bright blue color of the bird, has given him hisname. While the Jay sings no song, he is able to imitate thecalls of other birds by which means he gften attracts them tohim. He likes to tease and torment the Owl and especially thelittle Sparrow Hawk. This is done by imitating the cry of awounded bird, which draws the Hawk near. Then severalJays will dart at the Hawk, squealing and frolicking about itwith great delight. Sometimes this play ends in a tragedy, forthe Hawk pounces upon one of them to the dismay of all theothers. Jays may be caged and tamed like Crows, and somewriters say they can be taught to utter words. BIRD NOTES 39 GREAT HORNED OWL, OR HOOT OWL Male and female alike but the latter is the larger. Upperlarts tawny, overlaid with,a mottling of black and white; theame mottling in broken bars on wings and tail; ear-tufts twonches long, black and tawny; white collar on throat; undertarts white tinged with tawny and barred crosswise

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