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Title: The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.) Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859- National Geographic Society (U.S.) Common birds of town and country
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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thernLouisiana, and northern South Carolina: win-ters from California, Louisiana, and SouthCarolina to southern Brazil and Peru. The little tip up, as it is appropriatelynamed, from its quaint nodding motion, undulyfavors no one section or community, but electsto dwell in every region suited to its needsfrom Alaska to Florida. It is doubtless morewidely known than any other of our shorebirds, and as it takes wing when disturbed, itswit, wit comes to us from beach, river side,and mill pond, from one end of the land to theother. It is the only shore bird that habituallynests in cornfields and pastures, and its hand-some buff eggs spotted with chocolate are wellknown to the farmers boy everywhere. Muchis to be said in favor of the food habits of thelittle tip up, as the bird includes in its dietarmy worms, squash bugs, cabbage worms,grasshoppers, green flies, and crayfishes. Hav-ing thus earned a right to be numbered amongthe farmers friends, the bird should be exemptfrom persecution. 45
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Yellow-headed Blackbird Male, upper, female, lower Starling COWBIRD Male, upper; female, lowerChimney Swift 46 YELLOWHEAD (Xanthocephalusxanthocephalus) Length, about loinches. Our only blackbirdwith a yellow head. Range: Confined to western North America.Breeds from southern British Columbia, south-ern Mackenzie, southwestern Keewatin, andnorthern Minnesota to southern California andArizona, east to southern Wisconsin, Illinois,and Indiana; winters from southwestern Cali-fornia, southern Arizona, southeastern Texas,and southwestern Louisiana south into Mexico. Apparently Nature started out with the in-tention of making an oriole, but decided tomake a blackbird instead—and behold the yel-lowhead. He is a sociable chap and nests ingreat companies in the tule swamps of thewest. The yellowheads voice is harsh andguttural and his vocal efforts have been wellcharacterized as a maximum of earnest effortwith a minimum of harmony. Late in mid-summer when the young are on the wing, oldand yo

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