. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . -, and therefore are the earliest nesters of the three local nests are invariably built of sticks, chiefly those culled from the beach. There is no proper lining, but xarious soft substances,like bark, moss, sea-weed, rags, and feathers, areincorporated in the structure, which is always placedin an exposed situation, the crest of a sharp ridgeor the top of a lone rock. Lnlike the Bainl Cormorant, which is nervousand flighty to a fault, the White-crest is aplain. ho
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . -, and therefore are the earliest nesters of the three local nests are invariably built of sticks, chiefly those culled from the beach. There is no proper lining, but xarious soft substances,like bark, moss, sea-weed, rags, and feathers, areincorporated in the structure, which is always placedin an exposed situation, the crest of a sharp ridgeor the top of a lone rock. Lnlike the Bainl Cormorant, which is nervousand flighty to a fault, the White-crest is aplain. home-lo\ing bodv, ver\- anuable iftreated with • proper considera-tion. Partly l)ecause of hermore phlegmaticdisposition a n d. Taken on Carroll Islet. A RIDGE COLONY. Photo by the Author, parti}, no doul^t, because most of the eggs lia\e hatciied by June (wliicli is asearly a date as one cares to select in visiting this region of heavy rainfall), itis often possible to get very close to brooding liirds of this species. The photo-graph shown in the full-page plate was taken at ten feet, and I lia\e declinedopportunities at four feet simply because the bird would not go on the spite of the filthy surroundings of her nest, the Shag is not uncleanlyin personal appearance, and her sleek shininess is doubtless due in largemeasure to her frecpient ablutions. The birds eye is of a handsome blue-green (rather an unusual color among l)irds), and its hue matches to a nicety 846 Tin-: u iiiTi:-cKKSTKr) (.ormorant. tlic trimmings at tlie Ijasc >t tlie hill. As iiunljation atlvaiucs the whitenuptial crest!, are shed, ami I have seen im trace of these marks in anys|)eciincns c.\aniine(| in jniie >r Jnly. A ty
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