A year with the birds (1916) (14729220986)

Identifier: cu31924000167100 (find matches)

Title: A year with the birds

Year: 1916 (1910s)

Authors: Ball, Alice Eliza, 1867- Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. illus

Subjects: Birds Birds

Publisher: New York City, Gibbs & Van Vleck

Contributing Library: Cornell University Library

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

Text Appearing Before Image:

COWBIRD The Phoebe 69 The Phoebe When blustering March has gentler grown, A mild day surely bringsA little bird of olive brown, With dusky head and wings.And soft white breast. Hes journeyed north Without his well-loved mate;Dejectedly upon a twig Or fence-post, hell awaitHer coming; then contentedly Theyll seek some sheltered nook.Beneath a bridge, perchance, and build Above a murmuring brook.Phoe-be! Phoe-be! Hear him now,From the pussy-willow bough! A. E. B. 70

Text Appearing After Image:

PHOEBE The Flicker or Golden-Winged Woodpecker 71 The Flicker or Golden-Winged Woodpecker Gay, golden-shafted flicker is here, With his wings all brightly lined;On his blue-gray head with its long strong bill, A crescent of red youll find;He wears a brown coat and a black mustache, And he shows a patch of whiteAbove his sharply-pointed tail, When he takes his rapid flight. His breast and back are flecked with black; A collar dark he wears.His feet are strong, and his four toes Are so arranged, in pairs.That he can climb the trunks of trees Where his food of grubs is found;More frequently his sticky tongue Seeks ants upon the ground. Now hear him speak! He says, Che-aclc! Or calls to lazy boys,Oh, wake-up, wake-wp, ivake-wp, you! Hell rouse you with his noise.And when his heart beats high, he sings, Im Flick-Flick-Flick-Flick-Plicker!Or fast and faster still it rings, 0-qui-qui-qui-qui-qui-qui-qui-qui- qui-qui-qui-qui- quicker! A. E. B. 72

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1916

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