. 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 Leconte Thrasher or rather the immorale, of the whole d—d busi- ness of bird-killing. A moment more and I might have flung my gun into a bush and taken to my heels, but on that instant I spied a bird on the ground, at half the distance I had supposed the singer to be, and blazed away. The Thrasher bounded off lightly and flung back a snatch of song as he went. Again I saw him standing at the foot of a sage bush at thirty paces. This time, villa
. 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 Leconte Thrasher or rather the immorale, of the whole d—d busi- ness of bird-killing. A moment more and I might have flung my gun into a bush and taken to my heels, but on that instant I spied a bird on the ground, at half the distance I had supposed the singer to be, and blazed away. The Thrasher bounded off lightly and flung back a snatch of song as he went. Again I saw him standing at the foot of a sage bush at thirty paces. This time, villain to the heart's core, I aimed most care- fully and hurled the murderous "8'; Like a thing of magic the bird emerged un- scathed, flitted to a bush, tried his voice as though to see if it were still intact, and, mercifully, disappeared. A plague on this weary killing business! I'm strong for it. I think we shall have to credit this Thrasher with a sense of humor,— either that or bravado, for the saucy tilt of its tail invites pursuit, and the bird is so sure he can outrun and outdodge you that he scarcely troubles to take to wing. Cowboys used to take up the chal- lenge, according to Mr. Gilman, and run them on horseback until the panting birds would take refuge in hole or bush and so be Taken on the Colorado Desert near Mecca Photo by Dickey LECONTE THRASHER WITH NEST IN MES2UITE /09. 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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