The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14

chimes, whether IRE male hird ana the feu,is q.
= certain speeisa hive the same note or qyi
build. them near 70 the erouhd or high sioft. II
dense thicket or some open. place. He does not
these birds. but he Is familiar With their babits
and calls them by names Indicative OF certain
trsits or pesniisrlties which no or his fathers
small boy, as a foethered body hies up suddenly
dat a shirttaiI. Soc the white in no wing =,
Least east Il takes SHARP: trained Dyes IKE his 70
and bis senses on the alert Tor evsrytSins that
"seo dat t'rasher .slttin' dere wsitin' for he
waitin' man to line he most for himi' q small
naturalist was heard to remark.
THE thrashcr's waiting man Ia there such
"% Eyes, nam. lie look somo like do t'r..hor,
widout dc other. De t,rasher o5ersee dc Job, ali
G G'f s'i G1y' Bout bout an and PI ret SI Gf, oi st %en a GSt . T. SS
Again you hear them discussing the jays.
de SesbiIISSis sEoS SO GSoi Eissed " Dad T mss dyer SsT 6 to the
mix wild no uddcr kind OBJ bird and always
f SaS Ssro n sna p Sat'i snil Sp' ali sc Zee s%o sw1 Sst Sa6d
laid, and when some, bluejay begin to start a
INST in dc Same oak the eat6ird carry of ders
jay is thick wild do old boy, and docs sisit Wild
him every Friday do Lord Ronds."
Every bush and shrub of tho countless kinda
in the Southern woods has It's individuni mean.
ing for the negro. and the children learn the
names and uses Of thr different specics almost
They know when these trees and bushes nut
out, whether they have, tasscls or buds be-
good for medical. purposes, Hrewood, wagon
spokes. tongues, house shingles, m%ailots, or
o %h tse mai Saiif. b h6e PdIssnn, tnnsk w 81 a s Psoss noI l0nS
in the soft sand Of tho roadhed, and he will
bring his companione to sit in Judgment and
give opinion MS to whether the foot that made
that track belonged to a fox or a mink or other
creature. These little woods on are not with
out imagination, either. and ruinors Of bears
long since extinct crop up every now and again
as tho result OF somebody's seeing a track that
looked strange TO him and that could not DO
In the inhabitants OF the ~lagoons and ponds
the picksninny takes unqualified interest. Ho
knows where The ELS; tish y hide de-, what Kind of homes
certain species. and at what season they are
most likely to be hooked and landed. As for tho
the bark OF the pine. to the worms In the loan
ofthe swamp, and the minnows. none has secrets
I weii, f%errctin Fn out w" their lU seers slsG ba ne kno omS
keeps him wide;eyed in the night Time
to say that no one Of his prowls and invcstiga.
tions may 20 forward without danger OF snakes.
p pH5 ss meyer Eee ns'i s : o 5G t fige sn Sr.,lei he T Gns
killed. much as an Indian bravo reckons the
number OF scalpS he has taken,a aud the boy who
has killed tho largest number Of snakcs Is looked
upon by tho rest as head of the clan; tho slayer Of
chicken snakes, however, not winning 80 much
applau G. they being known to be armies
In no denizen of water, earth, or air does the
pickaninny take such an interest MS In the buzz
card. Whether because OF the weird associations
connected with the bird, or the known inacce.si,
bility ofits nesting place, IL is always q fruitful
source OF argument and speculation.
Have you ever seen a buzzard's most T. Sam
DO is asked.
There Is an affirmative nod.
",BuzZard does use do same nes' every year,
and one day when us was huntin' dc horse. us
come on de very place."
ID they have their nests high up, like
hawksi"
NO. ma'am. Buzzard sails high, but dey
lives low. Dis mes us seen been cen u hollow
log in de swamp. so tangle up wild bullus vine,
and crooked tupelar, and bush, twist cen and
out, dat we never was find it but for ole Sally
%trapesin' off down cen there. huntin' green cane
to nibble, and huntin' for her."
did you see the little buzzardsl"
Yes. Dey look same like goslins, all sort of
furry and yellow like. Dey does turn black
when dey gifts. moro ole. Only two egg In dc
mes, exzackly like a turkey egg, 'scusin' dey's
more bigger and de spots is Follower. We been
back dere tree times arter we see de eggs In de
could make out dey was six weeks hatchin'. We
always wait round till do hen buzzard was fly
way to stretch her wings when we was lookin' in
de hole, but once she come back, and dc he bird
comes long wild her. We had git way quick,
cause buzzard liable to pick your eye ont IL dey
gifts mad. and beat you ober de head wild dere
wings till you done git 'nough of it."