Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1937, Page 23

'S muelt shows how clever he is to at- 9 . Nature’s Children - BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. HERE are some mighty funny creatures in this world, and if Wwe cannot see their antics for ourselves, we can enjoy all the facts gathered for us about them. Today, with the wonderful moving picture cameras and infinite patience thown by those interested in getting firsthand knowledge, we can have some jdea at least lhow thrilling it would be o witness the performance ©f some of the creatures of deep for- and hidden out-of-the-way Places. This is the male lyrebird, so named because of the resemblance of his tail plumage to the lyre of ancient Greece. He is very clever at mimick- Ing the songs of other birds and is most successful in eonfusing them. He has stage ambitions and does not perform until he has just the right setting. He builds himself a plat- form on which to stand and broad- casts from this prominent place. This dramatic effect. The body plumage is a deep, rich brown above, and gray, tinged with .. crimson, below. His tail, when erected in its full glory, resembles a liTe. During the courting season the male dons 16 glorious feathers. At this time he not only sings very beau- lovely song composed of sweet notes, but he spreads the glorious plumage before her, completely hiding himself behind the mass of filmy plumes. After he has been accepted, the two Will be seen together from them on, | for the. lyrebirds are true to their mates as long as they get along peace- ably together, which is usually for life. But each season the promises are re- newed, the courting is as ardent as before, and the display as brilliant. ‘The happy couple may be seen going about together with the one thought yuppermost—a home. Together they Build a nest with a domed roof and one small exit. It is a built-up nursery, constructed of sticks, moss and leaves. It is daintily lined with down or a single leaf. There is only one egg laid. The baby is rather pampered, both | perents trying to do everything in their power to bring it up in the most approved lyrebird fashion and whether | it is junior or sister the baby takes | & long time to grow up. The birthday clothes are downy. In the fourth year junior's hand- some tail plumage is fully developed. Is he proud of it> When he finds his young lady love he begins to strut | before her, waving the long, brilliant feathers back and forth, drooping his wings gracefully for the full effect of the tail. On the one-shilling stamp of Aus- tralia you will find this bird pic- tured. You can see the way they feel vabout this creature of their deep for- ests. But the lyrebirds are very val- uable neighbors, for they consume mil- | lons of pestiferous insects and centi- | pedes. Lyrebirds are about the size of small chickens. They prefer to live on the ground. You can see their feet are built for scratching and digging, and they are always eagerly searching for insects, grubs, worms and such pests. Bo beauty does not make tais bird so vain that it forgets to be useful, (Copyright, 1937.) Y BICYCLE CRASHES AUTO, RIDER IS FATALLY HURT Lawrence Moody Dies in Hospital After Hitting Rear of Ma- chine in Arlington. B5 3 Btaff Correspondent of The Star, ARLINGTON, Va., May 19.—Law- rence Moody, 57, of 4452 North Glebe road, died in Georgetown Hospital Monday night from injuries suffered when his bicycle struck the rear of an automobile at Washington Boulevard end Highland street, in Clarendon. The automobile was driven by Miss | Emy Jacobs, according to officers. The injured man was taken to the hospital by the Clarendon Rescue Squad am- bulance. 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FTER winning the pair cham- plonship of the United States Bridge Association with Os- wald Jacoby, Lester Bachner's first comment was that he nad held 8 many good hands in the tourna- ment he was rather afraid he would be unlucky at rubber bridge for some time in the future. The following is an example of the way Mr. Bachner handles his good hands: South dealer. East-West vulnerable. Mr. ‘The bidding: South West 1e Pass 3 4 (2 Pass 49 ) Pass Pass Pass 1. A slam invitational force. North 341 403 76 (5 Pass Pass Mr. Jacoby has such fine support for dia- | monds that he is able to make this | bid with but a three-card suit, know- ing that no matter how many clubs his partner may bid, at some later stage, he ceu still return to diamonds. 2. With a high card value of 10!z, Mr. Bachner decides to show his sup- plementary spade suit, even though it is weak. 3. Jacoby now sets diamonds as the suit in which to play the hand. WAREHOUSE SALE RUGS RUGS ORDERED SOLD FOR STORAGE AND OTHER CHARGES. 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