. 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 Cassin Auklet pieces in a single night in their effort to locate their proper burrows. In this respect they remind one of nothing else so much as beetles or moths which come hurtling into the region of candle light, and without an in- stant's pause for presumed necessary recovery, begin an animated search for an imaginary exit. This crash-and-crawl method seemed not exceptional but characteristic. It was especially noticeable in the paved area
. 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 Cassin Auklet pieces in a single night in their effort to locate their proper burrows. In this respect they remind one of nothing else so much as beetles or moths which come hurtling into the region of candle light, and without an in- stant's pause for presumed necessary recovery, begin an animated search for an imaginary exit. This crash-and-crawl method seemed not exceptional but characteristic. It was especially noticeable in the paved area just outside our workroom doors. (We occupied an outbuilding of the light-keepers' quarters.) Crash! announced the arrival of another food-laden wanderer from the unknown. The impact against the building invariably stunned the bird so that it fell to the ground, but immediately it began a frantic search, and as likely as not, before we could lay hands on it, it disappeared under a crack in the doorstep. "Right here," from a certain spot under the floor announced the home-coming, and so enthu- siastic would be the reception accorded the tipsy reveler that for a time all human conversation above had to be suspended. The Cassin Auklets are everywhere on the Southeast Farallon. Bur- rows, of course, predominate, but there is not a cranny, nook, cleft, crack,. Si - -. 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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