New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29

fit the nest The number of nests some on the
during the past IT IS Something
able Chiefly this work has fallen on the Prince
seeing his youthfuly nquisve nose perched above
1ne edge OF their nests as he counted their eggs:
wy arSoSss %ed fs
styie-ol Lombardy popars; and the Lombardy 70
sile legs Of youth A ladder. however, reached one
OF them; and amid less mewing than might have been
discovered At the second scaling as many open
mouths were revealed; and not many days later
out. uttering plaintive news and awkwardly at
tempting flight, Indeed it may be observed in
the young birds left their as nests was source Of
much IS ardIous labor for the Prince. II found on
tree. amid the frightened peepings of the young
a ana on ss and mistaken abuse Of the
ohend rip IN this respect; which Is reminder that
the disposal their but this m ns peaps
be Understood; the orole goes beyond all reason
nest; anyway? Only the topmost OF the far OUT
reaching ana most supple limb of some elm or butt
could build his nest e@ on the end Of yachts penn
nant If he felt 50 disposed But though the deep
to keeping the little ones in they neSerseess seem
prone to get out. and drive their parents mad with
Princes best efforts were directed TO Keeping 4
aqart box OF yopng tree orioles up in the lower limbs
lngratitude of the old birds as marked on the
last day as on the rrSt
In the smaller oaks about the mound were found
many OF the doves nests.queer fiat affairs. built
in them The mourning Is or One on t tmss
sagacious birds which affect lameness when
many nests of the phoebe each ws S,s
white eggs. under Lodges Of rocks, carefully moss
buildings but here the moss omitted and the
nest nest lert natural gray to match the board. No
ably strange; but the birds came every day on
visits, visits to the flowers and even on occasion new
And meadow larks were found OF The ground, but
nesting season One bluejay built high up In
black walnut the knsbirds seemed 70 prefer the
they fastened their nests on nse1nn,oIsly, and
Watched them With care , mo backblrds either
that they went away and built along the river
The brown thrush Is sc IN the
by distant field Of waving rye They greeted the
OF alarming almost putting the Prince to rout with
their angry Kissing and aggressive dashing at his
head. The brown thrush has. indeed temper Of
his own; at the tub he always drives away every
other bird not only from the lilac, but from the
thrush is artist in song and has the true artis.
tic temperament. He believes IN his own genius;
that common mortals must give way 70 him In
everyihing lie IS nervous and Or sensn lr after
that he wins his way largely on his buster and
that day peppery little kingbird or an s III
showing the feathered world that his hiss is worse
than his peck Your kingbrd Is your true pnlloso:
pher: he loves to sit like an Indian Buddhist ana
mediate on the unthinkableness Of the non-sup-
possible: he believes in moving only when neces-
sary; he cOnserves his energy, but when ne does
move he goes like fash. and can snatch pee
while II is pursuing the fastest beeline and swallow
IL before 1t sting. His special aversion ls
hawlSs: he feels a real mission with respect 70
worrying them. and forgets his philosophy IN their
presence: the kingbrd is hawk fanatic
The nights are becoming cool. and most or our
birds are either gone beginning 10 GO Few or
them are so well provided as the downy little wool
pecker in the post. With the departure OF the song
birds the absence of the old-time clouds OF DUCKS
and pigeons and the stately columns or geeso
becomes the more marked. In the old days me
hoarse croak of the was heard all through
tho Indian summer time Of autumn. often IN the
night as well as during the day. Prairie cnlckens
rose up with startling suddenness from the dry
grass and stunted bushes of the gray prairle o.
the stubble OF the harvested wheat lelds ana
whirred away. with wings alternately peatnS
fercey and rgidly outstretched. but always. pear
ing them straight toward the horizon nke
shot The hawk swept In great circles, WIN lazy
fappings Of his wings. but ready TO shoot doWn
like "A falling arrow on the first luckless gopher
or rabbit which exposed itself too TAR from lts
burrow. Perhaps an awkward sandhi, crane
with it's long neck and longer legs would occa-
sionally be SEEN wanderer from the greater p,ains
far TO the southwest: but now the prairie cnickens
are few no long lines of geese newly come irvm
beyond the Arctic circle. march across tne due
dome OF the sky. and the wandering crane from
the great plains. adventurous Traveller or pc
wildered estray, comes not any more at all. H. -