Sandpiper
SANDPIPER lives beside the water
With her little son and daughter;
Shows the cunning little brood
Exactly where to look for food.
(Least Sandpiper)

66

Stormy Petrel
SAID STORMY PETREL: “This is fine!
I do enjoy the gale called ‘line’;
No matter how the storm may thicken
It just suits ‘Mother Carey’s Chicken.’”

67

Cockatoo
SAID fussy MADAM COCKATOO:
“I always find enough to do;
I’m such a busy, useful dame,
I know these folks are glad I came.”

68

Parrot
PARROT’S a very wise old bird,
She can speak English well, I’ve heard;
Laughs and says in manner jolly:
“Have you a cracker for Miss Polly? ”
(Gray Parrot)

69

Blue Jay
A DREADFUL thief is old BLUE JAY,
He robs the other birds, they say;
He wears a handsome suit of blue,
And calls a gay “Good-day” to you.

70

Sparrow
SPARROW’S an Englishman, I’m told,
His manners are both rude and bold;
Other birds wish he’d go away,
But he says: “No, I’ve come to stay.”

71

Whip-Poor-Will
AT EVENING, when the world is still,
Mournfully sings the WHIP-POOR-WILL
In his brown suit, all trimmed with white,
He slips so softly through the night.

72

Eave Swallow
EAVE SWALLOW, in his nest of clay,
Always has lots of things to say;
He and his brothers often race,
Catching the insects ’round the place.

73

Sea Dove
SEA DOVE, sometimes called “Little Auk,”
Flies very little, likes to walk;
He wears a coat of feathers warm
And doesn’t seem to mind the storm.

74

Loon
LOON is a fearless diver bold,
He does n’t mind the heat or cold;
He dives and swims—oh, very far,
And then bobs up and laughs “Ha-Ha!”

75

Mocking Bird
MOCKING BIRD is very clever,
Uses her own notes hardly ever,
But saucily sings bits of song
Which to the other birds belong.

76

Wood-Pecker
“O DEAR, dear me!” WOOD-PECKER said,
“The birds all shout at me, ‘Redhead’;
It makes me feel so very sad,
No wonder that my temper’s bad!”

77

Crested Flycatcher
TO SAVE his little home from harm,
CRESTED FLYCATCHER has a charm:
He finds and places in his nest
A piece of Mr. Snake’s old vest.

78

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER SAID: “Dear me!
They’re cutting down my family tree;
Where can I live, I’d like to know,
If men will spoil the forest so?”

79

Night Hawk
NIGHT HAWK is lazy, sleeps all day,
And then comes out at night to play;
He always wears his evening clothes
And when it’s daylight, home he goes.

80

Barn Swallow
BARN SWALLOW is a graceful thing,
Catches his food upon the wing;
Perhaps that’s why he is so fond
Of skimming lightly o ’er the pond.

81

Laughing Gull
LAUGHING GULL seems free from care,
He’s always laughing everywhere;
He never tells what it’s about
And no one yet has found it out.

82

Starling
STARLING’S a pretty little dear,
He lives in Europe, too, we hear;
The folks in Ireland, so we’re told,
Think that he’s worth his weight in gold.

83

Jenny Wren
SAID busy little JENNY WREN:
“I like to live where there are men;
I come each year to the same place
So I can see some friendly face.”

84

Mourning Dove
MOURNING DOVE is very sweet,
She likes nice grains and seeds to eat;
In her soft voice she calls: “Coo, coo,”
Which means in Dove talk, “I love you.”

85

Red-Shafted Flicker
RED-SHAFTED FLICKER hops around,
Eating the ants upon the ground;
He builds in any hollow tree
Where he’s as snug as snug can be.

86

Green Jay
GREEN JAY lives in Rio Grande,
A member of a robber band;
He’s very beautiful, but oh!
We wish he would n’t plunder so!

87

Cow-Bird
COW-BIRD is lazy, sad to say,
She lives in quite a selfish way;
She’s neither pretty nor polite
And never tries to do what’s right.

88

Cuckoo
CUCKOO’S a quiet, useful bird,
He eats the naughty worms, I’ve heard,
And from the woods he calls to you
His simple song:—“ Cuckoo, cuckoo.”

89

Snow Bird
THE SNOW BIRD said: “Let’s have some fun,
The storm is over—there’s the sun.”
He rolled and tumbled in the snow,
Like other little ones you know.
(Snow-Flake)

90

Phoebe Bird
UNDER a bridge, where all day long
The brooklet sings its happy song,
PHOEBE BIRD builds her nest of clay
To which she comes each year to stay.

91

Scarlet Flamingo
SCARLET FLAMINGO said: “Just think!
I really thought this gown was pink,
But when you see it in this light,
It’s red—I fear it’s rather bright.”

92

Pelican
HERE is old MR. PELICAN,
He is a famous fisherman;
Said he: “I do not mind wet feet
If I catch fish enough to eat.”

93

Puffin
PUFFIN walks better than he flies,
He has red feet and queer white eyes;
He’s such a funny little fellow
With his great beak of red and yellow.
 (Sea Parrot)

94

Lyre Bird
LYRE BIRD’S an Australian child,
She lives in lonely places wild,
And builds upon the rocky ground
The queerest nest which can be found.

95

INDEX

Albatross 61Magpie 34
American Redstart 54Mallard Duck 18
Baltimore Oriole 29Meadow Lark 30
Barn Owl 57Mocking Bird 76
Barn Swallow 81Mourning Dove 85
Black-Bird 49Night Hawk 80
Blue Heron 35Nightingale 26
Blue Jay 70Orchard Oriole 28
Bluebird 55Ostrich 59
Bob-o-Link 36Parrakeet (Red Faced Love Bird) 62
Brown Thrasher 46Partridge (Ruffed Grouse) 43
Canary Bird 27Peacock 25
Cardinal Bird 33Pelican 93
Cassowary 58Penguin 60
Catbird 52Phoebe Bird 91
Chickadee 32Puffin 94
Cockatoo 68Purple Martin 53
Cow-Bird 88Quail 50
Crested Flycatcher 78Red Paradise Bird 24
Crow 31Red-Shafted Flicker 86
Cuckoo 89Robin 48
Duckling 16Rook 23
Eave Swallow 73Rooster 11
Golden Eagle 38Roseate Spoonbill 64
Golden Pheasant 20Ruby-Throated Humming Bird 63
Goldfinch 47Scarlet Flamingo 92
Goose 15Scarlet Ibis 65
Gosling 14Screech Owl 56
Gray Parrot 69Sea Dove 74
Green Jay 87Snow Bird (Snow Flake) 90
Guinea Hen 13Snow Goose 17
Hen 12Snowy Heron 44
Indigo Bunting 37Sparrow 71
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 79Starling 83
Jenny Wren 84Stork 22
King Bird 51Stormy Petrel 67
King Fisher 45Swan 19
Laughing Gull 82Turkey 21
Least Sandpiper 66Turkey Buzzard 39
Long-Billed Curlew 42Vermilion Flycatcher 40
Loon 75Whip-Poor-Will 72
Lyre Bird 95Wood-Pecker 77
 Yellow Warbler 41