. 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 Bewick Wrens ditty of bewicki proper, sprightly as it is, spilurus and nesophilus and their clan have introduced so many trills and flourishes that the original motif has been almost lost to sight. Calophonus (having a beautiful voice) Oberholser calls a variety found still further north, but the name is descriptive of all western forms; and so important an element is the song of the Bewick in the western chorus that there are many sections whe
. 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 Bewick Wrens ditty of bewicki proper, sprightly as it is, spilurus and nesophilus and their clan have introduced so many trills and flourishes that the original motif has been almost lost to sight. Calophonus (having a beautiful voice) Oberholser calls a variety found still further north, but the name is descriptive of all western forms; and so important an element is the song of the Bewick in the western chorus that there are many sections where it bulks larger than that of any other species. The Bewick Wren freely invades the haunts of men; it even disputes much territory claimed by the House Wren {Troglodytes aedon parkmani) but timber slashings, rocky hillsides, sunny arro- yos, and the chaparral are more to its taste. Thus, the Canon Wren, the Rock Wren, the House Wren, the Winter Wren, and the Wren- Tit are brought into active competition with it; and while each in turn goes to places where the Bewick Wren will not follow, it is the Bewick Wren which dominates the general situ- ation. Whether in chaparral or log-heap or cactus bed, therefore, the Bewick Wren knows his ground. And he lets you see exactly as much of him- self as he intends and no more. If there is any unusual appearance or noise which gives promise of mis- chief afoot, then the Bewick Wren is the first to respond. Flitting, gliding, tittering, Taken in Los Angeles County Photo by Wright M. Pierce NEST OF SAN DIEGO WREN IN DECOY BOX 67I. 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 ;
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