Birds and nature in natural colors - being a scientific and popular treatise on four hundred birds of the United States and Canada (1913) (14775122483)

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Title: Birds and nature in natural colors : being a scientific and popular treatise on four hundred birds of the United States and Canada

Year: 1913 (1910s)

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Subjects: Birds -- North America

Publisher: Chicago : A.W. Mumford, Publisher

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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r, uttering piteous cries of distress as she saw the destruction of her babiesimminent. The next order the army received was, clear and sharp: Left ob-lique! The long procession of men and horses, mules and wagons, swerved toone side and passed far around that tiny birds nest. We are told that for yearsafterwards an abrupt bend in the trail marked the spot where a high-mindedgeneral had compassion even for the suffering of a bird. Such an act of humanitydeserves honorable mention whenever the name of General David Stanley isspoken. There are simple and inexpensive methods of showing our bird citizens thatwe desire them to stay with us during the cold weather. We must be hospitable tothe extent of furnishing them with food, and if we can offer them shelter that theywill accept we are that much more fortunate. Grain and suet put in accessibleplaces will always be appreciated by our feathered friends, and in severe weathermay save some of them from starvation.—Countryside Magasine. 206

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SNOWY OWL, (Nyctea nyctea.) H Life-size. MUMFORO, CHICAGO The Snowy Owl (Nycteanyctea)By Gerard Alan Abbot Length: 25 inches. Range: Northern portion of northern hemisphere. Breeds north of UnitedStates. In winter migrates south to Middle states. No Arctic explorer has yet penetrated too far north to find the snowy owl.Private Long, of the Greeley expedition, who raised six of these owlets, releasedthem only because food became scarce enough for men during the second winterof hardship, much less for such greedy pets. They had inordinate appetites,says the commander, and from the time they were caught, as young owlets,swallowed anything given to them. I remember one bolting a whole sandpiperabout half his own size. Over a hundred and fifty squas (robber gulls) werekilled and fed to these owls. It was interesting to note that, although they hadnever used their wings, the owls flew well. In another volume. General Greeleydescribes the Snowy Owls eggs as somewhat larger than, though close

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