Our Native Birds: How to Protect Them and Attract Them to Our Homes

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Macmillan, 1899 - 162 strán (strany)
 

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Strana 73 - Then the little Hiawatha, Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets,, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
Strana 116 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend : God never made His work for man to mend.
Strana 146 - God made the country, and man made the town. What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts, That can alone make sweet the bitter draught, That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves...
Strana 145 - And cent'ring all authority in modes And customs of her own, till sabbath rites Have dwindled into unrespected forms, And knees and hassocks are well-nigh divorc'd.
Strana 140 - FARMERS' BULLETINS These bulletins are sent free of charge to any address upon application to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC Only the following are available for distribution : — No.
Strana 69 - Check-list of North American Birds published by the American Ornithologists' Union, while seven are not included and so have been placed in synonymy.
Strana 146 - OD made the country, and man made the town ; What wonder then, that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught That life holds out to all, should most abound And least be threatened in the fields and groves. WILLIAM COWPER.
Strana 140 - No. 15. Some Destructive Potato Diseases: What They Are and How to Prevent Them; No.
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