. 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 Wren-Tits Range of phaa.—Resident in humid coastal strip from southern boundaries of Humboldt County north to the Columbia River. Authorities.—Townsend (Chamaea fasciata), Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. x., 1887, p. 229 (Humboldt Bay; song); Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. xiii., 1899, p. 42 (orig. desc.); Fisher, Condor, iv., 1902, p. 135 (Humboldt and Del Norte counties). ALTHOUGH so modest of garb and mien, the Wren-Tit is in a sense
. 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 Wren-Tits Range of phaa.—Resident in humid coastal strip from southern boundaries of Humboldt County north to the Columbia River. Authorities.—Townsend (Chamaea fasciata), Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. x., 1887, p. 229 (Humboldt Bay; song); Osgood, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. xiii., 1899, p. 42 (orig. desc.); Fisher, Condor, iv., 1902, p. 135 (Humboldt and Del Norte counties). ALTHOUGH so modest of garb and mien, the Wren-Tit is in a sense the most distinctive bird of California. For in its one small anatomy Chamcea exhibits differences which seem to entitle it to family rank. The monotypic family so constituted, the Chammdce, enjoys the further distinction of being the only family peculiar to North America. Either the bird has been here a very long time, or it has dropped from the skies "most ; In any case chamcea is the original "Native Son" of California. Familiar spirit of the chaparral and all lowland tangles, it is also one of the commonest of the birds of California. Within its very considerable associational range, it will take first place for uniformity of distribution, and will yield only to the Linnet in point of numbers. Let us, then, repair to the chaparral forthwith and seek acquaintance with this member of California's first family. Ten to one, the bird heralds his presence in the all but impenetrable bush by a staccato song of flute-like notes—welling up from no- where in particular, but audible for a quarter of a mile at least. Pursuit of the songster would only provoke retreat, and the Wren-Tit is a master scout in these track- less mazes. A better way is to creep in under cover a few feet from the trail, and to summon the bird by screep- ing. Presently one and then another will appear, for they almost invariably travel in pairs, moving quietly through the mi
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