Useful Birds And Their Protection Containing Brief Descriptions of the More Co
Useful Birds And Their Protection Containing Brief Descriptions of the More Co
Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929
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It is as familiar and homelike as the Swallows, and deserves all the regard accorded it as a friend to man. This bird feeds almost entirely upon insects ; hence its pref- erence for the vicinity of water and its ap- parent fondness for streams, for in such locations its source of food supply is augmented by the many insects that, like mosquitoes, pass the earlier part of their lives in water, and emerge later to fly about within range of the Phoebe's quick and accurate eye. Perched on a dead tw...ig, a mullein stalk, a post, or some similar vantage point, Phoebe Fig. 93. Phoebe, one-half natural size. scans the sur- rounding space with eager eye, marking each insect that comes within her field of vision ; and when her eye rests on one she covets, be it beetle, moth, or fly, she quickly leaves her perch and immolates the victim. This Flycatcher, unlike the Wood Pewee, hawks about habitually near the ground, though it often takes a higher perch and flight. While sitting it often jets the tail, throw- ing it up even higher than it is represented in the cut ; but usually the tail is held low.
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