THE PINE SISKIN. 



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fiigraph Copyright, 1908, 6)' W. L. Dazison. 



SIX LITTLE SISKINS. 

 ruE mountain'* as a background. 



l)ase. prepares tlie bird for self-effacement in any environment: wliile tlie 

 sulpliur-colored water-mark of tlie 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-])ersc>n. 



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 tiie communal flight, while their incessant change of relative 

 positions in flock suggests those intramolecular vibrations of matter, which 



