Identifier: cu31924022528552 (find matches)
Title: The children's book of birds
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Miller, Olive Thorne, 1831-1918 Miller, Olive Thorne, 1831-1918. First book of birds Miller, Olive Thorne, 1831-1918. Second book of birds Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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n featheramong the red on each side of his breast. Ihave seen one with a green ring around theneck, and all the rest of the plumage scarlet;and another with a green stripe down the back.Some show no regularity about it, but are cov-ered with green patches all over, and look likebunches of colored rags. It is no wonder that a bird hides in the woods,as many do, when changing his coat, if he lookssuch an object. In spring he gets back his bril-liant coat, and comes to our Northern woodsagain, to nest. The nest of this bird is not very high in atree. It is a rather shabby affair, that looks asif it would fall to pieces, and the birds are madlyshy about being looked at. I once saw in the woods a tanager buildingher nest. I hoped to watch her through nest-ing, and see how she brought up her little folk.Both of the pair were there, but were too shy tocome to the nest while my friend and I werethere. We kept very still, and even hid in somebushes, hoping she would not see us. We were I ;<
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SCARI.KT TANACKR THE TANAGER FAMILY 77 SO quiet that she was gradually getting over herfright, and coming nearer the nest, when sud-denly the hig dog we had with us gave a loudsneeze. In an instant both birds were off, asif shot out of a gun. And I think they nevercame back, for the nest was not finished. The song of the tanager is much like the robinsong, but having once learned it, a sharp earcan easily tell them apart, for it is of a differ-ent tone. It is rather hoarse, not so smooth asa robins voice. The common call is a hoarseand very distinct chip, chur, given by both ofthe pair. Several years ago I saw a scarlet tanager in abird store. It was winter, and I brought himhome to keep till it was safe to set him free inthe spring. He was very timid, and did not liketo have any one look at him, especially when hewent to eat. If I happened to look at him when he was athis food-dish, he would instantly fly to his topperch, and look as if he would never eat again.So I partitioned off o

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