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: ::•■ Calliopes are wont to stay 
-, a\ m.-s and canons where the 
are lined with columbines; while 
the dashing males each have a val- 
■ ■ -bv <:•. fended patch of gooseberries 
&gf ; i.ainzanitas, high on the mountain 
*® side. The males are pugnacious, 
and i-ael; has his own flower preserve 
and regular perch (on some bush-tip) 
from which he drives all intruders, 
v. 1-icther of his own species or another. 
V fur as my observations went ! saw 
not the least evidence that the male 
ha any thing whatever to do with nest- 
building or caring for the young. And 
on only one or two occasions did 1 ever 
see a male invade the canon-bottom 
v. here the females were nesting, and 
rhr • he was routed out by an irate 
Hi |p ;,y|y The wing-buzz of a female 
Calliope Hummer 
Male, female, and ne-t. 
, tin . character, and a sweet 
about life - 
one to Hie discriminating ear of 
the eulogist. it was in this way 
M:-ST er C.M.UOPE HUMAncv tbit; 1 found ni) first one years ago, 
showinu r% in-.iov AFFostii.o ... ijj company with ivf r. Jack Bowles, in 
. . t" •. ' l iti vVJN(i FRAKCII . . . • j i .'-r■> j , 
\\ usnington glade, i tie nest was 
saddled on a slender descending branch of a red birch tree, at a point 
seven feet out from the trunk, and at least twelve feet from the ground, 
the bird ?••turned to her nest repeatedly as we stood about speculating, 
: ;Ti; • \w u-!t Hire --he had egg-, i'he only way to reach the prize was from 
!, . ,i?ul for this Jack generously offered to hold up a stout pole which 
•:h !ur<i ; v. ‘ mounted this hastily, and after mussing the patient 
A,u:ur< - with my struggling boots, brought one brogan to rest on 
hi- v. the other sought lodgment upon a knot which pro- 
s. .. ,i-i ■:.•: :/'i of an inch from the pole. Then from this infirm, 
....• ' nid being mightily upborne bv aspiration, I clutched at 
„ uric o\ ».-h i with both hands. Determined to secure a portion 
4 , V Vj-eh .« •:. b the nest, 1 tucked in a piece of cotton about the eggs, 
. mo •;• ing ci:v -,••!•)• om unsure as 1 could command in view of trembling 
knees and a -i.ro •- c ■ ■ ideate, soft cuss-words which had begun to 
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