. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Cliff Swallows General Range.—Breeds in northwestern North America north to Mackenzie and central Alaska; west to central British Columbia; south to Montana; and east to Alberta and Mackenzie. Migrates through Wyoming and California. Winters probably in South America. Occurrence in California.—One record: Laguna Station, San Diego County> May 4, 1894. Authority.—Oberholser (Petrochelidon aJbifrons hypopolia), Canadian Field- Naturalist, vol.
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Cliff Swallows General Range.—Breeds in northwestern North America north to Mackenzie and central Alaska; west to central British Columbia; south to Montana; and east to Alberta and Mackenzie. Migrates through Wyoming and California. Winters probably in South America. Occurrence in California.—One record: Laguna Station, San Diego County> May 4, 1894. Authority.—Oberholser (Petrochelidon aJbifrons hypopolia), Canadian Field- Naturalist, vol. xxxiii., Nov. 1919, p. 95 (orig. desc.; type locality, Ft. Norman, Mac- kenzie; one spec, listed from Calif.).. Taken in Washington Photo by the A ulhor COLONIAL NESTING DOUBTLESS the Lord—to paraphrase Lincoln's aphorism—must love the Cliff Swallows, else he would not have made so many of them. Common they unquestionably are; yet I do not know that they are altogether lovable. Common they are, too, not alone in the sense of abundance, but also in that of familiarity. They harry our pastures, they swarm about our horse-ponds, they appropriate the eaves of our barns, and they even invade our porches and house-gables, if unrebuked. But they are not exactly friendly, as are the Barn Swallows; or dainty and fastidious, as are the Violet-greens. There is something, also, a little detached about their ways. Their colonies are self-sufficient, like those of ants. They dwell, a people apart, like the Jews, who 524 OSI. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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