, 1870-01-16
ON SOME OF OUR BIRDS.
From The QveF{Gxd Monthly

MoEnfbR do1n tet pfetlf ckn AntonfO-3uT Ii IL
thai these little tr1bts are splitting tner bills
u onr ceid East II Maj !. Ali have the reas,p:
E - aus, s
customary ANIMAL nslAuent at Rrunnd and
esser rent Water pray'leses arc pretty der
Rere IN Southern calsfornts they bsre squattsss
or. - they are eometttaes consemptnouslJ
called, II a1lnEon to their va2shondiz!ng hao:ts
who mop On eligible lands lot season, in tho
hops mat somebody Wi presently pay them .
Inc pctber or j lAwfutt TO Gust item. Tue birds
They make no a1upfoTenenN." They
lse fsey co9s g t5e spn9 osas9 and sanaar
t.oDs 70 these n1ee. tvoiesgea savazaa. Tdsy
psy tneml ~ listie song.rcnr u We plsass,''
But here u California, thsy aro netas5 land-Gao.
s91 ~ ~ oss oa
and lite.lot4 settlers They eulet" Qualter.eec.
lions for permanent occupation onls; lneI come
E ssssn, G e ~. hsnss NJ oo
md iuiy. Or ID Il that tney feel less secure Of
soos ei oi one q tas too sessserea eea Of
1ncy we1r p1c4otu tur p{ tncSe little bArrtA-
ter., with more eloquence than II learned IN liz
Thu habit Of rems,n,ng IN the lsnd
through al the seasons, for wnateyet blrd.reltol
oped csrain new propeEsusa ToTprd toe isss
irend on the Aa,ciaieaio, as 1ns bluejsys
tn1ng 10 thetr besKs nom great oak tree. There
we're nt1eeo OF twenty OF them. and they Wero all
:. 1a rn9 Ct q s 1g
Wholesale roerchxnt on 54nsome street. WnAl
can these r'ppAut and impetlnens totevea DO
iole mi.chef tnei rere beni npon, pa,d nst:s ~
tentiou 10 them 1nul the next moEnink. when
tneJ tegan sRatn long before funI1e. Ny c3t1<
tnat they could haye any young 60 late u tue
esssop. Ana Il ency had, they could neyer cEtm
drn sg sa n ~ as7 ss
lected cerla1n hugs white-oaks, ah;ch produced
comparatively sNeet aeorna; AID these they vere
bank Of he Nasc,mlento, where they hid the n III
the iALd, auove the reach OF the river. Tney
would prone about for tue softeft ground, and
rben htnme1 them home win tne!t neAks, ~ ;
edruwstner would the pegs IN biz Ahoe. Though
II sou!a be more convenient for them, ia pluck
irg them from their cups. to se,xe tuen BY lhe
they eomprehended' that they could dstre mem
INTO tho aand better point toWnNard. Waeu one
aaa ,Es q 20 ~ o,;so IT. T.
dnve ii INTO hi laHt azain By sutkaS il against
The RTpurd. sautted myse!l perfectly q Ii q
ostPos,t:en mads r. o. s1sm ey digging IN the sAnd
Rnss sld sns5 msan y u! sha1 Wers taey DO.
couus, Tor they continued At II, from Sunrise 70
auneet, for over two veeka
pemrnttaon OF > severe winter; shat tneT were
hiang these acorrz to bridge over tha toervA ne-
tween tne desn uct:on Of the seeds NJ tue Eoye n.
s1rtsce, enc!sed b. the ssrn susfng 10 1ets' al az
mo date OF tnls wr1ucR tNoEeupes,, It Ia pretty
aetersl,y remarked that there 10 an unusually
ss q s,oeSss os1' " s' assa ss.sp Y s T.
for feven rnon,hs, and tho cold, pouring
,ains bays des'roJed Whist few seeds wese
sss een .ssso ~ s'n aons ess NJ 5sas q .ap apf
ri!ts, both for blrd and peaas, Is 1t Is cay to
BstG toese vers cotnmlsta,1 supplies. could
they recover them Il she rune cf ptnchlnx.
rs1s sSa net d9zs7 az
n.re fSe psee ~ nee nas eaetd
Win them, shat u aoaF's s1stenina coald asfdli
ia osy sns not fa so nose tst IL lie nnsi MIA d,.poa %
tion which M bsnets5u MAKO Of their mast add
! to Etd1u the tt2derx OF the 0e<fLand thereof.
IN The neaut1tne, FonA 1t not proosoF, b
4 vel fo9 a to rctfse cur pres1ous notions OF the
1aJ HuheHn Il has DOGS duty a t,e etereo-
wolnsn lmaaeu+ when snt would nun1nila .
with wond her mtpec1ed nyl In her hushaud'A 4
a1eeucns, compares heF to
who-e p.tnsasa aasfs e Il Il 9athe;sS' & hnssS'
1sitLo1 lust poAsp,e IhAt undc1 the GUNNER
ss.u7 na R1asf .nq ~ e ss
cou:e nore xnoianle md me6sst hoaseseepeF. !.
Tho tluetay il rot the only uh.t Witch scens, IN
hauit'. The woodpecisr. 10, hers bs::;;SSS:: :
iotelooie1 for Winter. osten Ihare seeo The III
peued wooopeessr ts4eus ssteot) drt'l clrc:e
tolm. eseh one Of when was only large enough
y admita Nngte acorn. I haze seea hia,, too.
| plugging theee holea-noH la3ing "a acorn on !
limb pr in c7oten OF Tho t1oe, TO drill tho ho.o
VIZ 10 s 5es III 7ns Ell .ss e. ,D ,Dd o
Ii.s,1s .sen! NOM sb sbasa . eo.s. % q q q
sc1ntclin9 lnem out sg1in ios another 1lal, OF N
chaztpE apd sqnAIl!s1 z alrf esch other, tot the
privilege 6 but51ng :. cnnioa scosu- But snese
theJ eoa!d io1ers,e % vase q toe, except via;
WAS nlarohanle IN Tying s1d hsanz IN 1ns
III tt.s IL cur,oui,y suggestive. How much or
how Lutte dnes that tnAurct dltIer from human
reason b. what higher rue could q mechAui
Nort, N Bueh HAtters than 70 cut aud tty
epal, . H. net., 11nd ia M ins, j. mcss sex ths@
thee, hs1a tnougo they afe: but It seems also %
nnetIatano " toat green tree Il soft, for thas L
ne one which 1t Chooses wherein 70 bore lts tiny
!sar1,. xs1 1nsrs a;sp 4, pezhap. 70 o.hsr btrd Of
= 1at E.s'Ia sas ''1se arsio,s s1oe 81 sons, @ =
1sast..s i; n hnamtas.aira. aos @.a7
sik IN ~ susaa ssss hstsS a. s3.o i saniDs
| pf!E3!eFf nEft, who H1ll uply wait hnd XsIch Ia
| The xoodA l!fife IN October. seole OF I'm -
| tnll fsll. on ny Hend's Essd Eioaio reaeAo, ali
| fsFIAnr noE with the purple t2F.weed. ave
| 1cen The smallest Of al poano'e btrds {ptohab'y
the aoehllax 1atsinns pesc1ed Q rue mieh lesk
tts tn. tw1Lter. which 1s1 oAsety andsbaa imEe.
date1J teteatn- Aftet walExlng III the mosniox
| through the crisp and buxoM hT. 80 ooohy arO
I uAtlc III these Af-beed 6eldR, oue has sat ffy1
ottl Iehs times Just shove onr Hh1se wA+hed "a "a
ln AnnE Ia 1hat cooi metallic chirp of the cslc tot
| -9k1t Dodpltf6d shade" which TaoFeAu heArh,
! tut trIVly duer and more A1bsle-splriiAtlIe
| A. arr da,niie&t tonch Of Carlo PATTI on the
| ylo1in. Il IL such Rweet, small WIZ
biz, tpat II u inst ins naefess paro9 Of Z song-a
! tort OF diteh bodied spirit Of wa1atle: yet Joa
Ftald On vtry tpsoe 70 cstch II and Jo1 feel. II
ron hnve music 10 youT soul, that yOu nave heard
! Ire d pst exaplzte sound IN IAtute-
| Atd row 8tofJ uf SONS more Robust slugart--
| see coRe II xne one hoEp1tg z, late Ia Septe n1-
! BIZ. rpst ny iEend and Dy1tl1 Wers ont 70 kAEe
tteutdicsupF AomA And the F1fInhs lAt on
| the oub,eut eoge OF that moss charolpR Of all
! a.a.crs htve err tnown--he point Shen eas
! afut,Eal leenpkas Of California antano nafo.
| tg tneita alowty A.AF into the saakee, nAxt.
l epll day- On an lmHeoto daAd OK oe.lde
| the nrer. &c fAw 1uuberof croHs. and stopped
| TO ots-fve their dotnea Thef NrIa scsttetsa
! thfls on tha highest skd n.Ions perch at
. falcon, maJttucs1y tranquil snd efcct-
FOR Iextu halt n shcut, ~hiis nc ware
wntch1rk tAem, tns1 "A nai1tatoed Aols
| fmn silence On opposliA s,tse OF th$ I'll.
! con we1o rao oFoss, ,upon 1asch 4 essmcd
to devclse 10 noAduct thS exscc4sss Of tAjs Qaakf
! fpeeetRt. yutt. poA NfnA Hn oct tas Vr1E1 ~