A Bird-Lover in the West
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"A Bird-Lover in the West" by Olive Thorne Miller is a collection of essays and observations focused on the natural history of birds and flora in the western United States during the late 19th century. The author recounts her experiences travelling through Colorado, Utah, and southern Ohio, highlighting her encounters with various bird species and the surrounding landscape. The work combines detailed naturalistic descriptions with poetic reflections, illustrating the diversity of wildlife and the beauty of the mountainous regions. It also reflects a personal desire for respite from urban life and an appreciation for the wilderness’s restorative qualities.
The narrative provides insights into the habits and habitats of specific bird species, such as the Western wood-pewee, Western house wren, and towhee. It is situated within the period’s tradition of nature writing and travel literature, emphasizing scientific observation blended with descriptive prose. The book was written in the late 19th century, offering a scholarly yet personal perspective on Western American nature.
The narrative provides insights into the habits and habitats of specific bird species, such as the Western wood-pewee, Western house wren, and towhee. It is situated within the period’s tradition of nature writing and travel literature, emphasizing scientific observation blended with descriptive prose. The book was written in the late 19th century, offering a scholarly yet personal perspective on Western American nature.
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The studies in this volume were all made, as the title indicates, in the West; part of them in Colorado (1891), in Utah (1893), and the remainder (1892) in what I have called "The Middle Country," being Southern Ohio, and West only relatively to New England and New York, where most of my studies have been made. Several chapters have appeared in the "Atlantic Monthly" and other magazines, and in the "Independent" and "Harper's Bazar," while others are now for the first time published. OLIVE THORNE MILLER. CONTENTS. IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. PAGE I. Camping in Colorado 3 II. In the Cottonwoods 17 Western wood-pewee. Contopus richardsonii. Western house wren. Troglodytes aëdon aztecus. Towhee. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. III. An Uproar of Song 32 Western meadow-lark. Sturnella magna neglecta. Horned lark. Otocoris alpestris leucolæma. Yellow warbler. Dendroica æstiva. Western wood-pewee. Contopus richardsonii. Humming-bird. Trochilus colubris. Long-tailed chat. Icteria virens longicauda. IV. The Tragedy of a Nest 42 Long-tailed chat. Icteria virens longicauda. V. A Feast of Flowers 52 VI. A Cinderella among Flowers 60 VII. Cliff-Dwellers in the Cañon 70 Cañon wren. Catherpes mexicanus conspersus. American dipper. Cinclus mexicanus. IN THE MIDDLE COUNTRY. VIII. At Four O'Clock in the Morning 95 Purple grackle. Quiscalus quiscula. Mourning dove. Zenaidura macroura. Red-headed woodpecker. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Blue jay. Cyanocitta cristata. Cardinal grosbeak. Cardinalis cardinalis. American robin. Merula migratoria. Golden-wing woodpecker. Colaptes auratus. House sparrow. Passer domesticus. IX. The Little Redbirds 113 Cardinal grosbeak. Cardinalis cardinalis. House sparrow. Passer domesticus. X. The Cardinal's Nest 119 Cardinal grosbeak. Cardinalis cardinalis. Bobolink. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Meadow-lark. Sturnella magna. XI. Little Boy Blue 126 Blue jay. Cyanocitta cristata. XII. Story of the Nestlings 136 Blue jay. Cyanocitta cristata. XIII. Blue Jay Manners 144 Blue jay. Cyanocitta cristata. XIV. The Great Carolinian 154 Great Carolina wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Yellow-billed cuckoo. Coccyzus americanus. Crested flycathcer. Myiarchus crinitus. XV. The Wrenlings Appear 172 Great Carolina wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus. XVI. The Apple-tree Nest 183 Orchard oriole. Icterus spurius. XVII. Cedar-tree Little Folk 194 Mourning dove. Zenaidura macroura. BESIDE THE GREAT SALT LAKE. XVIII. In a Pasture 207 Louisiana tanager Piranga ludoviciana. Green-tailed towhee. Pipilo chlorurus. Magppie. Pica pica hudsonica. XIX. The Secret of the Wild Rose Path 231 Long-tailed chat. Icteria virens longicauda. Western robin. Merula migratoria propinqua. Black-headed grosbeak. Habia melanocephala. XX. On the Lawn 259 Lazuli-painted finch. Passerina amœna. Broad-tailed humming-bird. Trochilus platycercus. House sparrow. Passer domesticus. IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Trust…
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