. 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 American Avocet. Taken in Merced County BROADSIDE PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN AVOCET Photo by the Author ground in or near swamp. Eggs: 4, 5 of record; ovate or elongate ovate; pale clay- color (between chamois and dark olive-buff), very uniform, boldly, finely, uniformly, and rather heavily spotted with brownish black (dark sepia), washing out to Saccardo's umber. Av. of 29 eggs from Los Banos: x ( x i-20<6); index Seasoti: Ap
. 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 American Avocet. Taken in Merced County BROADSIDE PORTRAIT OF AMERICAN AVOCET Photo by the Author ground in or near swamp. Eggs: 4, 5 of record; ovate or elongate ovate; pale clay- color (between chamois and dark olive-buff), very uniform, boldly, finely, uniformly, and rather heavily spotted with brownish black (dark sepia), washing out to Saccardo's umber. Av. of 29 eggs from Los Banos: x ( x i-20<6); index Seasoti: April 20-June 1; one brood. General Range.—North America, chiefly west of the Mississippi River. Breeds from eastern Washington, central Alberta, and Manitoba ( Mackenzie), south to southern California, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas, northern Iowa and central Wisconsin. Winters from southern Texas to Guatemala. Distribution in California.—Breeds commonly in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, and in the Modoc region; less commonly (formerly abundantly) in the San Diegan district. Of more general distribution during migrations, appearing coastwise from San Francisco south. Of casual occurrence in winter, recorded as far north as Stockton and Marin County, and at Lone Pine, Inyo County (Nelson). Authorities.—Vigors (Recurvirostra occidentalis), Zool. Jour., iv., 1829, p. 356 (San Francisco; winter plumage); Cooke, U. S. Dept. Agric, Biol. Surv. Bull., no. 35, 1192. 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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