Excerpt: ...are also tardy in getting back to their piney homes sometimes, and choose their mates on the journey, unlike most birds. Very often a thoughtless couple are obliged to camp out and build a home wherever they happen to be, so that their nests have been found in several of the New England States." "Is there only one kind of Crossbill in North America?" asked Rap. "No, this Red Crossbill has two cousins; one with two white bars on each wing, called the White-winged Crossbill, who sometimes travels with him, but is ...
Read More
Excerpt: ...are also tardy in getting back to their piney homes sometimes, and choose their mates on the journey, unlike most birds. Very often a thoughtless couple are obliged to camp out and build a home wherever they happen to be, so that their nests have been found in several of the New England States." "Is there only one kind of Crossbill in North America?" asked Rap. "No, this Red Crossbill has two cousins; one with two white bars on each wing, called the White-winged Crossbill, who sometimes travels with him, but is rarer; and another who lives in Mexico." The American Crossbill Length about six inches. Beak crossed at the tips, but looking like a Parrot's if you do not notice how the points cross. Male: general color Indian red, with dark wings and tail. Female: general color dull olive-green, with wings and tail like the male's. A Citizen of the North, making winter excursions all through the United States. THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH (THE JOLLY BIRD, or THISTLE BIRD) "This must be my other bird," said Nat, "the yellow one from the wild grass meadow, who had what looked like a little black velvet cap tipped down over his eyes. They are such jolly little chaps that it made me laugh when I watched them swinging on the ends of the tall grass. Once in a while one would play he was angry and try to look cross; but he couldn't keep it up long, because he really felt so good natured." "I believe every one knows Goldfinches," said Olive. "I remember them longer than any birds, but the Robin and Bluebird." "Yes, for even I know them a little bit," said Dodo, "but not by their right name, for when I saw some in the Park last summer somebody said they were wild Canaries that had flown out of cages." "What do they eat, cones or little seeds?" asked Nat. "They eat grass-seeds, and the seeds of weeds
Read Less
Add this copy of Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English to cart. $7.23, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of Citizen Bird: Scenes From Bird-Life in Plain English to cart. $28.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of Citizen Bird: Scenes From Bird-Life in Plain English to cart. $49.07, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by BiblioBazaar.
Add this copy of Citizen Bird: Scenes From Bird-Life in Plain English to cart. $57.91, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
