. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. Taken in Washington Photo by the Author NEST AND EGGS OF BLACK TERN THE EGGS ARE PLACED IN A USURPED NEST OF THE WESTERN GREBE'S Better taste was shown by a pair of these Terns which found a float- ing board-end, and proceeded to anchor it forthwith by sedge-stems broken down from either side. This with a turret of plaited stems made a bully house-boat, a cradle fitter than that of Moses. The chicks whose portraits appear on Page 1465 were brothers
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. Taken in Washington Photo by the Author NEST AND EGGS OF BLACK TERN THE EGGS ARE PLACED IN A USURPED NEST OF THE WESTERN GREBE'S Better taste was shown by a pair of these Terns which found a float- ing board-end, and proceeded to anchor it forthwith by sedge-stems broken down from either side. This with a turret of plaited stems made a bully house-boat, a cradle fitter than that of Moses. The chicks whose portraits appear on Page 1465 were brothers (?) picked up in a Los Bahos swamp. They were industriously clambering over the moss when found, but they soon endeared themselves to our photographic heart by exhibiting a willingness to "stay ; One, when placed upon the water, swam off vigorously until it encountered a small island of scum,whereupon it scrambled aboard and proceeded to settle 1466. 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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