. Histoire naturelle des animaux. Contenant de brèves descriptions des animaux sur l'histoire naturelle de Tenney comprimés, mais complet sans les comprimés. Zoologie. PEECHERS : MIGRATRICE ET LES VIRÉOS. 7t sur l'aile, survolant les champs et les étangs, attraper des petits insectes, qui constituent leur nourriture. Un type construit son nid sur les chevrons, dans la grange, et s'appelle l'Hirondelle rustique ; un autre fait son nid sous les toits, et s'appelle l'avant-toit avaler ; un autre sous des falaises, et s'appelle l'Hirondelle ; une autre creuse un trou dans un banc pour son nid, et s'appelle l'Hirondelle ; et

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. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. PEECHERS: SHRIKES AND VIREOS. 7t upon the wing, skimming over fields and ponds, catch- ing small insects, which constitute their food. One kind builds its'nest upon the rafters in the barn, and is called the Barn Swallow; another builds its nest under the eaves, and is called the Eave Swallow; an- other under cliffs, and is called the Cliff Swallow; an- other digs a hole in a sandbank for its nest, and is called the Bank Swallow; and the Purple Martin comes and makes its nest in the Martin-houses which we place for it near our dwellings. Some persons suppose that these birds, which require air and sunshine as much as we do, spend the winter in the mud at the bottoms of ponds! SHEIKES AND VIREOS. The Shrike, or Butcher-Bird, is about as large as a robin, of a bluish color, with black wings and tail. Although belonging to the song-birds, it is a hawk in. Fig. 126. — Shrike, or Butcher-Bird. its disposition, preying upon sparrows, warblers, and other small birds, as well as upon insects. It often imitates the cries of other birds, perhaps to call them from the trees and bushes, that it may get a chance to seize one of their number. It is called Butcher- Bird from its habit of impaling or hanging up its prey. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong

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