. 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 Shoveller. Taken in San Francisco A QUIET CORNER OF STOW LAKE Photo by the A ulhur Highly gregarious at all times, it is in the pursuit of food that the Shovellers have developed a curious communal habit, called by the sports- men "; This operation may be carried on by a dozen or by a hundred birds en masse, and con- sists of paddling with increasing speed upon the surface of the water, presum- ably with the out- side foot, un
. 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 Shoveller. Taken in San Francisco A QUIET CORNER OF STOW LAKE Photo by the A ulhur Highly gregarious at all times, it is in the pursuit of food that the Shovellers have developed a curious communal habit, called by the sports- men "; This operation may be carried on by a dozen or by a hundred birds en masse, and con- sists of paddling with increasing speed upon the surface of the water, presum- ably with the out- side foot, until the whole mass of birds experiences a rapid circular or elliptical mo- tion. The birds' bodies are in ac- tual contact, but their heads are all below, greed-. 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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