Four months in a sneak-box : a boat voyage of 2600 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and along the Gulf of Mexico (1879)
Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes), 1837-1902 · Boston : Lee & Shepard ; New York : C.T. Dillingham · leaf 128
e results of close observations provethat these accounts are in keeping with manyothers related by parlor naturalists. The cranessit upon their nests like other birds, with theirfeet drawn up close to the body. The mound-shaped nests are built of sticks, grass, and mud,and usually placed in a… … Popular Jdea of the Nesting of j3ranes. 112 FOUR MONTHS IN A SNEAK-BOX. assiduously, having no time at this season foraquatic amusements, such as paddling about withher nest. The young birds are most hilarious babies, forthey inherit the social qualities of their parents,and are ready to play or…
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