The sun., 1895-02-17

! LOG cabin on the Mohawk River IN tho old DAYS
aud the Pueblos ~ New Mexico. we're no netiel el
decorated 60 well. The painted skin tents Of
the plains Indians showed barbaric love OF
color that IL Just about ~ he compared with Tug
artistic taste of the hammer bird. Birds ns well
| rs human beings. have u knowledge OF the use
iul. and are blessed with an artistic sense
There Is u-plenty OF other feelings that arc
common t. human beings and Giris, ann tne ll,.
| to their fcciiugs and thoughts. There iS for in
| stance, the lear OF n snake. Human beings IN
| the o!d days probably we're persecuted by ante
| uiluvinn snakes ns lirus are now persccuted.
| The traveller who visits the lSthmus ~ Tehuan-
tcpec Will mud there that the weaver birds. who
OF the smooth and almost lpaicss lin bs oi kind
oftrce that towers !igh In air above the surround
| ing forests IN order 70 escape lrJc-clmblng
! snakes. have taken tu the telegraph wire OF the
/ railroad ana the line to OaSaca instead. The
the, wire between two poles. There ut least, is
| PLACE where the bird is wholly free from It's
hereditary enemies and the species is incrcas.
tug IN numbers since the wires were strung.
Ans mention ~ FEAR IN bir is reminds one not
only nt @ lnr,l actions when alarmed. hut ot in
r,a'On from cause to effect. Let u hawk like
the marsh hawk ~ the Argentine, which Iiud.
son calls the slnrI- winged DEATH" appear and
nl thr 'it.s scream aud cry out In tner terror,
just es people do. Birds Of Snnc kinds wnrn
badly fr,gh ,ued are rendered unable t. move.
Just Rs people stand still before lOCOmotiN that
l. sure to destroy them. The Antarctic swan
may ht captured alive hy horscmen because OF
This peculiurtv.
,Un the o hcr nand the marsh hawk mentioned
SHOWS n very numHtl-llkp lONe OF CrNelfN, Tor IL
olten dashcs ut birds It might easily capture,
and then, after giving them II great fright sails
away 10 repeat the artol elsewhere. .
Py returning once more to the woodhcwer
family We. viii ind one trait that is remarkable
~ Its simil larty to one in human beings These
birds are ,und ci"nr down To the Cape Horn aud
upon the highest slopes ofthe Andes. No doubt
tnry are on the Antarctic continent. Their life
Is ono of perpetual danger. while an exclusively
plac, $, and inability to change their climate,
contribute to make their existence hnrd one"
f,st - IN trfp tf pf
inmiiy - "a methodiral.., p!oddtne., almost
ar' and stranger Hight. they seem like sober
IaborerT Labor, ti,ai never rest among holiday people
dominant family of south America descr bed.
and II is Dy diligence OF manner ard mcthodcal,
are aLle to exist and even grow rich. not only
among the deserts but In the midst OF the keen
coinpctttiOr of the crowded districts.
Then there Is the love OF travel. II is called
tile migrating instinct hy the scientists. hut the
word instinct does not explain all the dcngs OF
guess that birus go south to escape the cold OF
winter 1t is said that they go north TO escape
the heat of the tropics; but perhaps they 10
north because they enjoy the balmy weather of
,spring day. Birds may say to each other:
they leave the south in spring because they |
weary of life there and wish IL change OF scenery.
This may seem improbable at first Thought. but
what must be said Of the birds mentioned in |
THE SuN som. / line ago that nest in Greenland |
and vet lms; the months from September to
wit, the plover, in all thirteen different species
travel all the way from the latitude of the Arctic
Is II because OF the temperature the weather |
s ha5 taey la fd cross the torrd zone! Scarcely can
cause they love to travel
In these later davD combinations OF capita, |
and effort have been fonnd. among men. 20 in
crease pfonts ana cheaper products. W hen |
well managed the so-caled trusts have been OF |
advantage to ali concerned; possibly they have |
greater schemes of cooperation. Among birds |
there have been schemes Of co8peration for time |
out OF mind though It was less than fifty years |
ago that any one learned the fact. In various |
parts OF the tropics great variety of birds-hy |
inots. and so gather in Hooks Of hundreds and
set out for grand round up of They run up |
ana q down tree trunks. they scan limbs and logs |
where any kind of insect might be concealed. |
4 Bscans. all hunt together. they aid one another.
another, ana so on. They clean up the game as
they travel. and they travel rapldly. 100. After
want to eat. and then they separate. to come to-
gcther when hunger is next pressing them.
This habit has led to an interesting notion
among the natives. They observe that one very
industrious lit creeper is always ut the head
Df the procession. ami they conclude that this
bird hypnotzes the rest, so to sponk and leads
them on this laborious chase from love of Lead
ership SO the skin Of a leader has become
= great med msdicins" among & the native yonng wo:
and Keep in their trail no end Of ardent lovers
The lucky fellow who can offer one of those
and not in vain.
The list of bird traits tha. arc like those OF
human beings Is by no means complete in this
sketch. The vanity of the peacock and the
partridge is familiar to all. There IL "a bird in
,cntral America with long tail feathers which
i actually trims through vanity. All birds
show mclc or less curiosity. The writer once
'hw Il robin show great pleasure, il not graft
ude, after u prosecuting black bird had
been shot off a limb bcsideit 1t flow down to u
over branch, aud while looking at the shooter
sang the song Of joyit always sang when the sun
went down.
TO show all of these charac cris,ics Of birds by
means OF stuffed skins and other inanimate
hings "lll not he possible Tut with the aid of
lhoi ographs and cngrav!ngs enough may be
lone to iorn collection wei! worth the trouble
md exp,iiSc.
scientists have labored long to show that tho
human race Is descended from the monkey
ribc and very likely they have succeeded, but
any one will put aside prejudice lie will find
hat IN mcntu! qualities the feuthcced head Is rs
nrahead OF that which carries the prehcnsile tail
- that with the tail is ahead of the oyster" SO
ayS the backwoods amateur naturalist, and |
neither lie be right or wrong the roa,er who
vii make study of birds and monkeys can de-
crmine for himself.
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