Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle (1911) (14779122911)

Identifier: woodsyneighbours00brys (find matches)

Title: Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle

Year: 1911 (1910s)

Authors: Bryson, Charles Lee. (from old catalog)

Subjects: Animals

Publisher: New York, Chicago (etc.) Fleming H. Revell company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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there were a lazy 253 254 WOODSY NEIGHBOURS bird in the world, or one careless in his per-sonal habits, it was the old turkey buzzard.But they would not say such a thing to him.So they kept quiet, and presently he went on,talking as much to himself as to them : Youd think now, to see them all so soci-able and pleasant, with their young onesamong them, making ready to go south, thattheyd lived a perfectly honest and respect-able life all summer, and had done all thework expected of them. Wouldnt you,now? Tan looked in the direction where the oldturkey buzzards gaze was fixed, and saw aflock of blackish-brown birds wheeling over-head, and presently saw them settle on theground. They were the cowbirds. He knewthem perfectly well by sight, for all summerlong they had lived in the pasture among thecattle, happy and contented and never quar-relsome, and he had always thought themvery pleasant neighbours indeed. Well, he replied to the old turkey buz-zards question, they have been very quiet

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AND YOU NEVER WILL SEE THEM DO ANYTHING LIKEWORK, WENT ON THE BUZZARD THE BIRD WHO DOESNT CARE 255 all summer. I do not see why they are notpleasant to have around. Ever see them do anything but eat ? Tan had to admit that he had not. Never saw one of them building a nest,did you? Though he had not thought of it before, Tanagain had to say no. There are numbers of young birds in thatflock ; do you see any of the old ones feedingthem, or looking after them in any way ? No, the young ones seemed to have to seektheir own food, just as the old birds did. And you never will see them do any-thing like work, went on the buzzard, hishead growing redder than ever with anger. They never pair off as respectable birds do ;they live all together in one flock. Theynever build a nest; when the female is ready tolay an egg she hunts the nest of a sparrow orsome other small bird, lays her egg in its nest,and goes back to the flock. They never siton their eggs, nor feed the young, nor do anyof the thin

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