. 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 Vaux Swift. eggs shown on this page. Sitting birds, when discovered, drop below the nest and hide, cling- ing easily to the smooth- est shaft by means of their tiny, needle-clawed feet, supported by the spiny tail. The young birds, likewise, quickly forsake the frail shelf which first cradled them; but it is several weeks before they get a wider Taken in Humboldt County Photo by the Author NEST AND EGGS OF VAUX SWIFT, IN SITU pleasantly year by
. 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 Vaux Swift. eggs shown on this page. Sitting birds, when discovered, drop below the nest and hide, cling- ing easily to the smooth- est shaft by means of their tiny, needle-clawed feet, supported by the spiny tail. The young birds, likewise, quickly forsake the frail shelf which first cradled them; but it is several weeks before they get a wider Taken in Humboldt County Photo by the Author NEST AND EGGS OF VAUX SWIFT, IN SITU pleasantly year by year, and the situation looks "dead easy" to an out- sider. But after we had tried for two weeks to break into the game and had ruined two prospects of our own we were glad to avail ourselves of his skilled services. A well screened redwood stub meekly reposing within the corporate limits of Eureka, and supporting an ancient and rickety cleat ladder of Mr. Davis's construction, yielded us the photographs and the 986. 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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