. 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 Western Wood Pewee without a troubled thought. The nest is a moder- ately deep, well-made cup of hemp, fine bark- strips, grasses, and simi- lar soft substances; and it is usually saddled upon a horizontal limb of pine, fir, maple, alder, oak, aspen, sycamore, etc.; but occasionally the nest is set in an up- right crotch of a willow or some dead sapling. Nests having such sup- port are naturally deeper than saddled nests, but the characteristic
. 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 Western Wood Pewee without a troubled thought. The nest is a moder- ately deep, well-made cup of hemp, fine bark- strips, grasses, and simi- lar soft substances; and it is usually saddled upon a horizontal limb of pine, fir, maple, alder, oak, aspen, sycamore, etc.; but occasionally the nest is set in an up- right crotch of a willow or some dead sapling. Nests having such sup- port are naturally deeper than saddled nests, but the characteristic fea- ture of both sorts is the choice of a site quite removed from the pro- tection of leaves. The grayish tone of the bark in the host tree is always accurately matched in the choice of nesting materials, and, if the result can be secured in no other way, the ex- terior of the nest is elaborately draped with cobwebs. All eggs appear beautiful to the seasoned oologist, but few surpass in dainty elegance the three creamy ovals of the Pewee, with their spotting of quaint old browns and subdued lav- enders. They are genuine antiques, and the connoisseur must pause to enjoy them even though he honors the prior rights of Mr. and Mrs. M. Richardsoni. It is not certain that we shall be left to undisturbed enjoyment either. If the Pewee's nest is placed in the open, it is only that she may watch it the better, and woe betide the stranger, bird or. Taken in Modoc County Photo by the Author A PORTRAIT 909. 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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