Identifier: birdsnature111902chic (find matches)
Title: Birds and nature
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Birds Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Mumford, Publisher
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ad to have some help with Polly thatI made no resistance. Very soon were were at the Dawsonranch. Indeed, Polly and I, withoutknowing it, had been going straight tothe ranch, and were not more thana mile away when she gave out andwent to sleep in the snow. When Polly was warm and had eatensomething, Mr. Dawson put her to bed,and Mr. Bob took me to the warmkitchen, where I had a nice supper ofwheat bran. While I was eating Mr.Dawson came to the kitchen and pattedme on the neck. Brave Lopez, hesaid, you saved the life of your littlemistress. After a few minutes the young manstood up. Mr. Dawson, he said, Iam going to ride to Vinsons to-nightand let him know that his child is safe. What, cried Mr. Dawson, ride tenmiles through this storm? You mustnot think of such a thing. Yes, replied the young man, quietly,I shall go. Blackbird will carry methere safely, and I shall only be doingas I would be done by. A little later I heard him ride away,and then I went to sleep. Alice Moss Joyner. 152
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(Speotyto cunicularia liypoRaea.)3-v Lile-size. THE BURROWING OWL. (Speotyfo cunicularia hypogaea.) The Burrowing Owl is a denizen of theprairies and plains west of the Missis-sippi and the Missouri rivers. It isfound from localities somewhat northof the United States as far to the south-ward as Guatemala. In some parts ofthis large area it is exceedingly common,and it is the only representative of theowl tribe that inhabits, in any numbers atleast, the treeless regions of the westernstates. Unlike other species of owls, the Bur-rowing Owl is especially fitted for a sub-terranean mode of life. It will make itshom^ in the burrows of the various ani-mals that inhabit the prairie regions.These birds are social and live in colo-nies consisting of several pairs. SomeIndians have claimed that it retires intoits burrow at the approach of winter, andthere remains in a torpid condition dur-ing the cold weather. Careful observershave, however, shown that this is not thecase. It may be said that

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