The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09
Homes That Stand
Worst of Elements
Not Made by Hand

/ nest together. Tut birds are p"
no means tho only creatures that
build ucsts Tho squirrel u1.,s 1
/ big most OF moss, leaves and H.l."
ut a fork between two branches q.
| 70 trpo OI iu the hollow OF fNH ...t
| Tho father sticl<lphHcIt ln hlg poet
CLUES together the fi1wDu'f ot 'ra-
| weed 1nd makes ByTyIUyIh.H l'al
In which his mate laws tho eggs.
/ Many spiders mako uuo nests ~
I silk. whllo others bind InnNCH fN-
rcthcr with ulkon thread. The
wosp's familiar construction is
/ house as wclI os % nest. There are
many other uoet makers. but ~ i4
/ among tho birds that nest making
/ reaches its greatest perfection. va
rcty and beauty.
The uso of ncstg nro manifold.
First. they usually secure tho gafC-
I tvNof tho orra and young birds by
+ being iurOuspicuous or hy being In
Accessible. Tho period " develop
WDnt ut hnlplossucsg lasts about a
/ fortnight I'm many flu"hc4, thrcN
vDpkg in tho fowl over n month in
uUr.'H toward HN weeks iu tho
swan ana over soyon weeks in the
. condor. ana nll risks ot discovery
/ Hru often TrUlt, Secondly. the eggs
/ and tho Young take ON the tom perH-
/ turr ~ tho surrounding world, and
whom they cool below a point. which
/ affora for different kinds. thcy
{ cease tn develop ana soon die. Tho
. nest often economies tho animal
heat fine hruodIuR BIRD 40 that
there is llttlo waste.
The terms most iq merely shallow
holo in tho grnysllv sand, u Is tho
same with dlvcJs and many othcr
birds. In tho cuso of tho Cuilip-
mots and rnzorhillR the egg ig laid
ON baro ledge or rock. Many OF
tho gulls. sandpipers ana plovers
fupiy lay their oRRs In shallow
hollows IN the ground. adding n
hroHEiwork Of stems and leaves na
broodlnE proceeds. Tho ducks ara
mostly about tho anne level OF nest
making hut tho depression In lined
with down. Tho ringed plovor lays
It's eggs on the shinglo, whern
they are 40 like tho round pebbles
that they are most effectively lost to
ordinary vision. one OF the most
charming of ground nests s. that OF
the older duck. IL ~ provided with
thick quit OF down that can be
drawn down over tho eggs when
tho mother bird goes down 20 the
sen for food
Not n fow birds simply bury tho
ogga a method securing safety that
recalls HuggostiycncBs the habits Of
some reptiles, such as crocodilcs,
, which are historically antocedent TO
. birds. Tho New Zealand klwI puts
It's largo single egg IN a hollow az
tho bnso OF treo fern; the ostrich
lays its eggs I'm n hole which tho
cock scrnpoa IN tho sand and both
, birds share In hrooding. Some
mound blrda bury their eggs I'm tho
, sand ana leave thom. while other.
heap up n huge hothod OF dead
, leaves over tho spot.
Grohcs ana some rails collect
4, pieces OF wator plants and form OF
y them rude hnlt-floating mnss,
.' which is piled on somo growing
, wnicr-wccd, nnd while thoy DO M.
:, shirk incubation, thoy seem to trust
!. partly 10 the heat OF decomposition.
- Some birds make burrows or tIn-
nels. getting as far Ms upgolhiC from
~ tho surface In their hunt for pri-
u vncy In ~ safe retreat the sand
q martin makes scAnt bed OF roots
= ana feathers. The kinRfishcr NJ the
end or his tunnel makes stranger
= one or undigcHted bones Shell
y brakes and puffins often utilize rab-
DIT holes. The woodpeckers carve
! out holes In decaying trees. the nut
hatch plaAters UP part Of the door
way IN the case OF the hornbilIs
} the female n weakly and noltIng NJ
mo breeding time, and the male
shuts her In n holo I'm tree trunk,
the doorway Is built up. 40 that IN
trudors are readily kept out. wbllo
ihe holo iH large enough To let tho
male birds bill in. 10 is on him that
The labor devolves OF finding food
Tor his mate. ana afterward for his
family ~ well. He is often worn
b thin with his exercises, while tho
i temaIe bird hoe1mes fat Sometimes
tho story runs. the male bird dlep
I without having the reward Of even
seeing his own children. When tho
, young nro rCndy 30 leave the nest
tho mother bird breaks down tho
s clay wall that has kept her a vol
. untary prisoner. The swallows
nest IN made OF mud strengthened
- with pieces OF straw, open at tho
4 TOP ana IN built against n raftor nf
a chimney. II has lining OF small
feathers ana soft grass. Tho house
martins IN also made OF mud,
strengthened with pieces OF straw
ana hair, and IL built against tho
wall or n house or against n cliff.
The most wonderful OF all nesta
are those OF tho sea swift. This
bird occurs I'm great numbers IN
the tropics and nostA socially In
caves, both by the sea and among
the mountains Tho pcculiarlty of
tho most lthe well-knoWn edible
birds ncsD Is that it normally con o.
slsts Of tho dried juice 0f the s1llyary
glands when tho first most has
been gathered tho bird SON time.
builds an Inferior TYPO OF most, ip-
oludiug a considerable quantity OF
vegetable suJttnr
As birds arc harmless, since tho
arms IHrn been turned into wIugr.