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Title: Birds and nature
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Birds Natural history
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Mumford, Publisher
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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heirfood of fallen fruits and seeds. If fright-ened, they fly to the lower branches oftrees, where they also roost at night.The nest of the Crowned Pigeon is saidto be a loosely constructed structure ofwoven twigs placed upon the branchesof trees. It is known that the male as-sists his mate not only in the building oftheir nest, but also in the duties of in-cubation. The eggs are never left un-covered except but for a moment, dur-ing which time the parent birds are ex-changing places. The Crowned Pigeons have been im-ported quite frequently into the zoologi-cal gardens of Europe and to some ex-tent into those of the United States.They have mated and nested also incaptivity, but it is said that no younghave ever been raised. The bird of ourillustration is one which died while incaptivity. A LADffiS SLIPPER Between the green leaves, it is hanging yet!—A fairy slipper of golden hue,With fluttering ribbons and jewels of dew. That the Elf-Maid dropt in her pirouette. —Ella F. Mosby. 26
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FROM COL. CMt. ACAD. SCIENCES 121 CROWNED PIGEON. (Goura coronata). f Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1900, BY A. W. MUMFORO, CHICAGO VESPA, THE PAPER-MAKER The wise men call her Vespa macu- of cold weather the nest is deserted and lata, but to us she is plain Hornet. Most its once busy and bustling inmates crawl of us, no doubt, have seen her great about in an aimless sort of fashion, paper nest, perched under the eaves of numb with cold- and miserable gen- a barn, or hung from the branches of an erally. Only the Queen, upon whom apple tree. It is probable too, that we rests the hope of the race, has power to have come in sharp contact with the survive the winter. Realizing the weight fiery lady herself, and have had ample of her responsibilities, she seeks out cause to remember the circumstance. some warm cranny, where with wings She has many cousins. Some of them and legs folded closely about her, she are carpenters, miners and masons, may sleep through the cold period. Of These belong to wha

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