Excerpt from The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1961, Vol. 75 My introduction to the parasitic habits of the Cowbird occurred at Montreal in 1896 and the host was the Phoebe, then, as now, one of the more common and submissive victims. Some Cowbirds even appear to show a trend towards specificity on the Phoebe whether the nest site be shed, culvert, rock ledge, or sugar shanty, in the latter case often following the Phoebe deep into the woods. Of course, early in the season, nests of the. Phoebe may be the only suitable ones ...
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Excerpt from The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1961, Vol. 75 My introduction to the parasitic habits of the Cowbird occurred at Montreal in 1896 and the host was the Phoebe, then, as now, one of the more common and submissive victims. Some Cowbirds even appear to show a trend towards specificity on the Phoebe whether the nest site be shed, culvert, rock ledge, or sugar shanty, in the latter case often following the Phoebe deep into the woods. Of course, early in the season, nests of the. Phoebe may be the only suitable ones available. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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