Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-02-06


brush, and such woods and other
trees ~ arc occasionally broken
w meadows aud fields, and breeds
undisturbed IN the nsiQhborhood
oi houses, and Is therefore q gen
eral fayOrite. IT, motions fescm-
BILE those ~ the thrush. They
hop upon the ground in thrush.
style, expand their tail feathers
and quickly draw them together
again, Their flight ~ IN short,
bOw-liko motion wheH they fly
from one bush or tree 10 another,
whereby they expand and close
their tail feathers repeatedly. The
male bird II ~ plain plumnge,
grayish brown above and doll
white below; tho quilts diGgy
black, shaded with white. The
female IL smaller and in pIumgge
gomewbat darker IN color.
The nest ~ placed sometimes
with very little regard W conceal
mcut IN some bush ,Orbcdge,hud iB
the tgps ~ trecs, aud IL construct
ed ~ dry leaves aDd twigs lined
with grass stalks, wool, hair and
feathers, The female lays twice
and sometimes thrice o year; the
Grst layer from 4 W y cggs, the
second 3 aDd the third vi 3 cggs,
~ . pale blnisb-grcGB, spotted
with light yCllOwish-brOwD, The
pcriOd ~ incubation Is ii days,
which ~ lclt entirely ~ tbe
female, During tbG Gne ~ ~.
cubatiOB both malG and female
Gre very much concerned about
the cags and when the latter M
ccrtaiDg that the cggs have been
| touched OF placed IN u different
| position w some OBe, ebG will vt
tGT The most lGmcBtablc cFicg,
aDZiOusly calling iOr her mate, ~
IN maintained that the old birds
| will leave their nests under such
circumstances, but OrBitbOlOgigtg
INSERT that, OH the contrary, tho
old ODes will watch their most
with Increased yigor md soli-
/ cituds,
Their food consists ~ oil kinds
NJ flying md creeping insects,
worms, cbafeTg, grubs, moths, bat,
tor6ies, cartcrpiIlars, lary@, seed
and berries, and especially during
their breeding gcagOB will they
destroy vast numbers NJ insect
pests,
The chief attractive quality ~
the mOckiDg bird Nv lDqgGstiOD.
ably iE Hue song, Tho bird ex-
presses his different emotions by
Initiating the cries NJ many other
birds, and other sounds like tho
barking ~ n Dog, the growing NJ u
rOOgter, the miGwiBg ~ u cat, etc,,
IN addition, tO other notes ~ its
own with 10 striking n musical
talent, and liquidfulBess NJ tone
uDsguallcd, that IN this respect,
be has ipgtly acquired the name
NJ King ~ American sOBg,birds,
The strength ~ bis vocal OrgaB
h wonderful, the DrOdigiOns va
| riGty, compass and feasibility NJ
his voice N astonishing, when the
male bird mounts GIOft md,
6IigbBBQ on n conspicuous perch,
/ pOHrg firth biz Gyer-Cb6gQiBQ
| melOdiOus sung b. tiIe HtmOgL De,
light NJ n whole GGigbbOrlOOd,
Jls graceful form and lively
| gGsticgIGtiOB " exhibits, aud while
the whole bird appears ~ be
worked into . high state NJ music.
NJ GzcitemGnt, with " charming
md witcbiDg notes, II y pleasure
~ oil lovers NJ the beautiful ~
behold,
~ IN ~ amusing scene while
watching tho male bird IN bis
notions IN attendance on lJis mate,
never leaving her ont ~ sight,
bat constantly following her with
bis song, and when with her cOB-
GDgally carGgsiBg her IN mOst
cOmicaI, playful, demOHsiratiye
! manner,
Tbejr period M migration ne,
ours during bepteWber mud OTTO
Der, md during this time, whether
IN u state ~ liberty ~ c0DGHe-
meDt, they become RESTLESS with u
desire " W south; but when tho
time NJ migration has pissed they
eesm ~ have lOgt oil loDgipgs ~
gO, hence, some siraRglers will
remain throughout tho winter ~
share their late with robins,
WGadOwlarks and other non,
migratory birds, They return
from their migration during the