Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-19


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llhg III your warm Iooh9 ioohihg ous
over Nase lieius vi snow, wohueIinS IL
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anu out VI .llei' ,iiulnS PiaoeS; auiiu Iiie
.,i'eh oFalicaes VI luz aiees. iiiese ~
'Ie i""P's 10 lot hno" a.iythtns aDoio
sho"' vi II tiey so'iiG Times cnance 10
see d ie" ''hy naAe> 'iiey cali II "hi'e
ram
but l must Ueii you ABOUT tne native
llowers ms, nees anu oirus ol lhls lar OH
laho' Inc Lowers are WITHOUT ooeI,
the oees without sung, ana the pirus
Without nielouy- many Years aso
wheh Ausoraiia was iess known IMAM
now persons htNe iia9 70 nsnI tlie,r
WY htougn seais anu aioatrosses III
ehectihg ianuing. b9t SINCE settle
menus nave peeh ioulueu anu couiihef-
cial traoe carrie on Win other NATIONS
one Is MOI tiou"ieu oS scans anu ana
tfosees ne naive oirus were Uleh so
taihe that Ihey ana hot hollce one pass
ing ny put would remain quietly on
theif nests as II no one were NEAR Inc
largest native ora IS tue emu or cas-
9o"aty' inese oifus are iouuo III nearly
All parts ol 1ile lslai'o' out tiiey nave, IN
the past lew years sraausiiy become
iewer' me emu feseuioies .ile osti lcii
andueXt TO ~ Is the latest pifd Known
when Standing u Is from hVe 10 seven
or eight ieeo hlgh, IL Is brown WIN
touches mere anu tilere Oh diii gray. IL
has small wings. lts eggs are from ten
/ 20 Twelve Inches III iengtu anu are OF q
gteehlsh coior, Inc iesn ol inns plrd
as we'll as the eggs Is eaten. IL Is
a very shV plro anu therefore haro
| To Oe taken, wv 1t IS easily
'ataea II caeSlC "nen young. LIKE
the OSTRICH IL runs win great speed
and Is scarcely overtaheh oy the SWIFT
esi hounds, It's nearing Is duii but us
slgnt very Keen these oiros are eaugh'
! by MOUNDS traineo LOT inc "ork' Ahey
grappie them by the meek. Ihey can
| NOT iohg stan" tne grip vi tue piooo-
thirsty houha ana ,hey soon iaIl when
they can oe easily taheh' lhe Auslraila
| room Is ho1eo ior IT'S gaudy eoloreo
plunlage' Inc breast Is pfi2nt req
whiie the wings are oiace as night win
carts Oh pure Witt Ahotner native
pifa Is tte piuc wren III winter ooth
sexes are eiau III liie same nue., put as
ouiiuing tihe aPproaehes, Tue mare puts
on garment VI the iihest ieathery TEX
ture unsurpassed Id eolors py any native
oira'
| Inc Lyre-oira Is another naive OF
Austraila, III Is So eaileu iroin the form
OF tile taii III lhe mat, cIoseiy feseni'
| bling the strlngea Instrument called the
| Tyre ms oird Is very shy ana IL
Is only the most CAUTIOUS ana patien'
person VINO can get even sight at 1t
it Is noted for its leaps, always made
directly upwafH' oiteh Ten leet or more.
ihefe are many other oifos OF nrililant
plumage' parrots, erestue pigeons, and
eockatoos, out THESE oiros nave no mel
ody ihey nave Few notes morotonous
lndeea Tor AFTER listening 10 them LOT q
snort time one Is inclined TO name Them
Tor the SOUND they make. lhere are
Owls, cuckoos, White eagles and biaek
swans There are eagles, falcons, wi
lures ana hawks VI tue parros trioe
the for"S are saio 10 nave the most bril-
liaat plumage, the Daek and upper part
of the body Is described by an eye wit
ness TO be or'ght cleaning blue, while
the breast Is the deepest rose color
when nock OIL THESE oiros rise Tor q
short hight they appear TO reflect the
despened hues OF the rainbow. Mucf
more eouid De written ABOUT the oirds Of
of Australia are the Eucalyptae (guu