. 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 Valley Quails seeds; or it may be a bit of grain, together with such crawling insects as come incidentally under review. The quantity and variety of weed- seeds consumed by these birds is amazing. Beal lists 73 species of seeds found in Quails' stomachs; and two birds, whose crop contents the in-. Taken at Los Colibris Photo by the A ulhor A "STOLEN" NEST, IN THE GARDEN vestigator took pains to count, had about 2000 seeds each aboard.
. 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 Valley Quails seeds; or it may be a bit of grain, together with such crawling insects as come incidentally under review. The quantity and variety of weed- seeds consumed by these birds is amazing. Beal lists 73 species of seeds found in Quails' stomachs; and two birds, whose crop contents the in-. Taken at Los Colibris Photo by the A ulhor A "STOLEN" NEST, IN THE GARDEN vestigator took pains to count, had about 2000 seeds each aboard. There is industry for you! and mightily profitable labor at that—for the farmer. If the day is warm, the middle portion is spent in retirement, again in the thick foliage of a tree. The siesta finished, the birds venture out again to provide another grist for their insatiable seed-hoppers, and to indulge a dust-bath, such as all fowls dearly love. As the twilight hour approaches, there is much scampering and calling, with some sportive pursuit, and a night-cap drink before the company is bedded again under its coverlet of thick green leaves. The Quail's year begins some time in March or early April, when the coveys begin to break up and, not without some heart-burnings and fierce passages at arms between the cocks, individual preferences begin to hold sway. It is then that the so-called "assembly call" ku kwak' up, ku kwak' 1580. 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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