. 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 Pintail Authorities.—Gambel (Dafila caudacuta), Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., ser. 2, i., 1849, p. 226 (Calif.); Willed, Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 7, 1912, p. 24 (status in s. Calif.); 11. , Condor, vol. xvi., 1914, pp. 220, 227 (desc. nest and eggs, etc.). WHETHER AS the object of admiring glances or covetous, whether as a flying target, a table bird, or, better still, as the subject of Brooks's brush, the lordly Pintail deserves, it se
. 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 Pintail Authorities.—Gambel (Dafila caudacuta), Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., ser. 2, i., 1849, p. 226 (Calif.); Willed, Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 7, 1912, p. 24 (status in s. Calif.); 11. , Condor, vol. xvi., 1914, pp. 220, 227 (desc. nest and eggs, etc.). WHETHER AS the object of admiring glances or covetous, whether as a flying target, a table bird, or, better still, as the subject of Brooks's brush, the lordly Pintail deserves, it seems to me, first place in the con- sideration of the connoisseur. The Mallard is the contemporary ancestor of the domestic duck, and as such is perhaps entitled to early notice; but the Pintail is the epitome of all that makes ducks interesting. He is as handsome as any (save the Wood Duck, who is a professional beauty), and to the splendor of a tasteful color-pattern he adds both a sinuous gracefulness of movement and a bearing of conscious nobility which no other duck exhibits. Mark him sitting high on the water, reflecting the morning sun from his snowy breast, swaying the mobile neck in sagacious scrutiny, and raising the slender, tapering tail aloft, like an ensign, and you know you are dealing with an avian equal, a bird of quality and resource. Pintails are wary birds, and when mingling on the water with other species are usually the first to give the alarm. Being of a sociable nature, and also fastidious as to personal appearance, they spend a good deal of time on shore preening their feathers and gabbling amiably, or else nap-. .: Taken in San Francisco LORD AND LADY PINTAIL Photo by the Author 1786. 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.
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