. 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 Oregon Juncoes and they are very close sitters. When nearly stepped on the bird bursts off, and if there are young, crawls and tumbles along the ground within a few feet of the intruder, displaying wings and tail in a most appealing manner. The tssiks of both birds are incessantly repeated and the whole woodside is set agog with apprehension. If one posts himself in a suspected locality not too near the nest, it is only a question of time till
. 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 Oregon Juncoes and they are very close sitters. When nearly stepped on the bird bursts off, and if there are young, crawls and tumbles along the ground within a few feet of the intruder, displaying wings and tail in a most appealing manner. The tssiks of both birds are incessantly repeated and the whole woodside is set agog with apprehension. If one posts himself in a suspected locality not too near the nest, it is only a question of time till the solicitude of the nursing mother will. Photo by Wright M. Pierce A XEST FROM THE SAN BERNARDINOS triumph over fear. One such I traced to a charming mossy bank, over- looking a woodland pool; but on the first occasion it took the parent bird exactly half an hour to go through all the feints and preliminaries before she ventured on the final plunge. There were half-grown babies in this nest, and since we were in summer camp (at Glacier, near the foot of Mt. Baker), I resolved to make friends of this promising family with a view to portraiture. As I sat next day watching my Juncoes, and waiting for the sun to get around and light up the vicinity of the nest, the call to dinner sounded. 2Q6. 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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