Taken at Longmire’s Springs. From a Photograph Copyright, 1908, by W. L. Dawson. 
SIX LITTLE SISKINS. 
“THE MOUNTAIN” AS A BACKGROUND. 
base, prepares the bird for self-effacement in any environment; while the 
sulphur-colored water-mark of the outspread wings barely redeems its owner 
from sheer oblivion. This remark applies, however, only to plumage. In 
behavior the Siskin is anything but a forgettable bird-person. 
Whatever be the time of year, Siskins roam about in happy, rollicking 
bands, comprising from a score to several hundred individuals. They move 
with energy in the communal flight, while their incessant change of relative 
positions in flock suggests those intramolecular vibrations of matter, which 
