. 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 Vermilion Flycatcher the shade-trees which hide some outlying ranch. It is demure, rather than excessively active, and waits patiently in exposed situations,—a fence-post, the tip of an upturned tree-root, or a barren branch, at any height, for the appearance of passing bug or fly, in order that it may sally forth and capture it midair, with a graceful snap and flutter. The female, likewise, in nesting chooses an exposed situation,— almost inva
. 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 Vermilion Flycatcher the shade-trees which hide some outlying ranch. It is demure, rather than excessively active, and waits patiently in exposed situations,—a fence-post, the tip of an upturned tree-root, or a barren branch, at any height, for the appearance of passing bug or fly, in order that it may sally forth and capture it midair, with a graceful snap and flutter. The female, likewise, in nesting chooses an exposed situation,— almost invariably a crotch of a horizontal limb of mesquite or wil- low, in order that it may have a commanding view of the passing show of insects. Incubation is as much a shielding of eggs from the too ardent sun as it is an encourage- ment of the life process; so the bird averages things up by absenting herself from the nest every few minutes. She secures her own food in large measure, but if her lord has a gracious offer- ing to make, she meets him midair, or at some appointed rendezvous, rather than to suffer his shining, tell-tale pres- ence about the home tree. In the cooler hours, which enforce a stricter attention to duty, the modest bride is entertained in becom- ing fashion. No spec- tacle could be more bewitching than that of the ecstasy song flight of the Vermilion Fly- catcher. In him the very pride and joy of. Taken in Arizona Photo by the VERMILION FLYCATCHER. FEMALE, NEAR NEST THE BIRD IS THE ONE SHOWN IN PRECEDING ILLUSTRATION 9iz. 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 Moul
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