. 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 Wandering Tattler General Range.—Breeds from south-central Alaska to the Macmillan River in Yukon, and south along rocky coasts, probably to Washington. Winters throughout Oceanica and on islands along the Pacific Coast of America from southern California to the Galapagos. Distribution in California.—Common spring and falTmigrant touching upon exposed and rocky portions of the coast and the islands. Sparingly resident in winter upon the Santa B
. 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 Wandering Tattler General Range.—Breeds from south-central Alaska to the Macmillan River in Yukon, and south along rocky coasts, probably to Washington. Winters throughout Oceanica and on islands along the Pacific Coast of America from southern California to the Galapagos. Distribution in California.—Common spring and falTmigrant touching upon exposed and rocky portions of the coast and the islands. Sparingly resident in winter upon the Santa Barbara Islands. Malingerers, presumably non-breeders, occur throughout the summer. Authorities.—Cooper (Heteroscelus brevipes). Am. Nat., vol. iv., 1871, p. 758 (Monterey); Henshaw, Geog. Surv. W. 100th Merid., 1876, p. 272 (Santa Cruz Id., habits, actions); Howell, Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 12, 1917, p. 48 (s. Calif. ids.); Grin- nett, Bryant, and Storer, Game Birds Calif., 1918, p. 422 (desc, occurrence, habits, etc.).. WANDERING TATTLERS TO CHRISTEN a bird "wandering" is to make all birdmen god- fathers in interest; for what about any bird more captivates the imagina- tion than its disposition, and ability, to wander? This Tattler should be the patron saint and emblem of all who love the wild, and especially of those who, having once been upon the bosom of the broad Pacific, feel evermore the ebb and flow of salt water in their veins. Attu, Shamshu, Baranoff, Laysan, Marcus Island, Odgovigamut—these are all the same to H. incanus. His grip is always packed and his ticket always purchased for whatever clime, rock, or strand he takes a fancy to. Nor need he 12 /J>. 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
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