The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08
YOUNG BIRDS IN THEIR NESTS.
THTNGS FRANK CHAPMAN HAS
DISCOVERED ABOUT THEN.


Instructive Obedtsnc~ q the Ysang - Thsas
Parents-Tne Problem % Feeding
Life q the Birds sa Pelican lsiand.
= Ersak Chapman, the bird man at the
Ai6srNAx Mussum OF Natural History, has
discovered great many interesting things
about the homo life Of birds in the course
Of photographing them. A man who can
get 20 far into bird land - 70 photograph
a hummingbird family ct dinner has An
opportunity to learn some Of the family
secrets Of the little people Of the trees.
Ono Of the thinss he has noticed Ia the In
stinctive obedience Of the young. On one
occasion he was keeping watch on q ooot's
nest on lake In Manitoba. One day there
were eggs in the nest. A few hours later
there was nothing there. What had hap
pened?
No enlightenment came 90 long a. Mr. I.
Chapman and his companions rema a I'd In
the vicinity. So they retired. leaving the
camera arranged 90 - to preserve . REQ
ord Of anything that went on at the nest.
When they developed the plate . little
later, they found on IL picture Of the nest.
with two little coots safely at home. one
with one leg anectionately around the neck
Of his brother.
The explanation Of Il all was that the
mother coot had perceivsd their approach
aud, at her command. the babies, few
hours after their birth. had sprung brsvsly
into the lake and swum about until chs told
them II was safe 10 come homo.
30 ave little blind. naked bluejays. scrsech-
Ing with hunger and demanding food every
Ave minutes, remained absolutely silent
for On hour and half. In Response TO one
Low command from thslr invisbls mother:
resumins their yells OF starvation ths In
slant the embargo was removed.
With Ave or six gaping mouths held up
every time the parent dies back with .
worm, Il may sssm hard for ths old bard 10
tell which shs fed last. Hat thsre 10 slight
automatic responss In the BIRDS throat
~hsn he " unfsd and siil hungry. whsa
thiA httls spasmodle rsspoass doss not come,
the mothsr snslohes the tidbst out. quick -
hshining. and Pep, u into snothsF waiting
mouth.
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fond mamma. shs ell hrias up nine birds
IN . brood. all skActy equal IN sss. showing
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