. Birds of the West, an account of the lives and the labors of our feathered friends. Birds. 42 BIRDS OF THE WEST heard the music "till the sweet-voiced bird has flown," and then only the spirit of a song. On the unsettled prairie land west of the Missouri river, it is the most common of all birds, but in the more thickly settled parts of the west it is far less numerous. While you are driving out into the country you may see many of them flying over the fields, but if you wish to get a good view of one, watch the road-ruts ahead of you. When you come upon him he will squat down into

. Birds of the West, an account of the lives and the labors of our feathered friends. Birds. 42 BIRDS OF THE WEST heard the music "till the sweet-voiced bird has flown," and then only the spirit of a song. On the unsettled prairie land west of the Missouri river, it is the most common of all birds, but in the more thickly settled parts of the west it is far less numerous. While you are driving out into the country you may see many of them flying over the fields, but if you wish to get a good view of one, watch the road-ruts ahead of you. When you come upon him he will squat down into Stock Photo
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. Birds of the West, an account of the lives and the labors of our feathered friends. Birds. 42 BIRDS OF THE WEST heard the music "till the sweet-voiced bird has flown, " and then only the spirit of a song. On the unsettled prairie land west of the Missouri river, it is the most common of all birds, but in the more thickly settled parts of the west it is far less numerous. While you are driving out into the country you may see many of them flying over the fields, but if you wish to get a good view of one, watch the road-ruts ahead of you. When you come upon him he will squat down into the dust, trusting to his similarity in color to deceive you; he will pull in his horns too, hoping (not hopping, he never hops) thus to escape notice. If he sees that you are aware of his presence, he will take to his heels and run up the road like a racer and if he cannot beat you he will take to his wings. His diet is a prairie diet of bugs and seeds and his book ac- count with man always shows a balance in his favor for there is never a charge against him.. 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.. Holmes, Charles Edgar. Fremont, Neb. , Hammond & Stephens