. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. cover, and reveals itself only as a flitting shade and a haunting voice. Now and then a brown gleam does cross some open space in the forest, but the action is hasty and the necessity much regretted. Those who have not heard or clearly distin- guished the incomparable Hermit are likely to give to this bird a high place for its song. There is nothing, perhaps, very re- markable about the song as music, but when it comes from the cool twilight depths
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. cover, and reveals itself only as a flitting shade and a haunting voice. Now and then a brown gleam does cross some open space in the forest, but the action is hasty and the necessity much regretted. Those who have not heard or clearly distin- guished the incomparable Hermit are likely to give to this bird a high place for its song. There is nothing, perhaps, very re- markable about the song as music, but when it comes from the cool twilight depths of a fir forest, with echoing overtones and sub- tle whisperings of peace, one must confess its spell. Or when at evening the bird takes a station on the alders, such as overlook some murmuring stream, and lets his voice blend with the waters, or else trail off into suggestive mysteries, or again, speak out with startling distinct- ness, like an appraising con- science, there is no denying either its sweetness or its power. This song, too, shines by happy absence of comparable merit throughout most of its range; and when we recall that there are twenty Russet-backs sounding in the lowlands to one Hermit on the heights, we need not begrudge to this poet of the people his mede of praise. There dwelt once in that high-favored city of Berkeley a gentle artist who spent the evening of her life painting sunsets. Her studio was tucked back in a little copse of mingled evergreens and shrubbery, a haven of rest for which the formal front on Piedmont Avenue left one. RUSSET-BACKED THRUSH 752. 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
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