. 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 Purple Finch The male Cassin, on the other hand, is"a gallant suitor and a good provider. When his heart is warmed with the fresh stirrings of passion, he fills the woodland with melody. He twitters good-fellow greetings to every passerby, and he tries the summits, first of one pine tree and then of another, honoring each with a sprightly round of song. If the notes are his own, they are poured out in a quick flood, lasting, perhaps
. 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 Purple Finch The male Cassin, on the other hand, is"a gallant suitor and a good provider. When his heart is warmed with the fresh stirrings of passion, he fills the woodland with melody. He twitters good-fellow greetings to every passerby, and he tries the summits, first of one pine tree and then of another, honoring each with a sprightly round of song. If the notes are his own, they are poured out in a quick flood, lasting, perhaps, only two seconds. They are somewhat lighter in character, less rounded and mellow than the perfect flutings of the California Purple Finch. But. Taken in Mono County Photo by the Author FEMALE CASSIN PURPLE FINCH ON NEST IN LODGE-POLE PINE there is dash and brightness about them which is infectious. Like cousin purpureas, the Cassin helps himself freely to the common fund of wood- land music. His obligation is unconscious—he is no mimic; but I have heard Western Lark Sparrow (carried up several thousand feet), Western Vesper Sparrow, Mountain Bluebird, and Western Tanager peeping out through Cassin's throat. Once, on Shasta, to our great delight, we heard the theme of the Townsend Solitaire. The exalted opening was purely Myadestine, but the quaver and jumble which followed were Carpodacine. Another medley heard in the Warner Mountains contained songs of the Sierra Junco, the Western Wood Pewee and the Western Ruby-crowned Kinglet. If a musician is known, so infallibly, by the company he keeps, we will not complain either of Cassin's morals or his art. 203. 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; Finle
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