. 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 Toltnie Warbler chinquapin, or mountain mahogany suits him best. Here he may hide, a most persistent skulker, wary, suspicious, active, and very competent. Yet even he, when he thinks no one is looking, emerges from his shrubbery depths, selects a topmost twig and breaks out in song,—a song which is neither diffident nor uncertain. Sheep sheep sheep shear shear sheep, he announces in a brisk, business-like tone, totally devoid of musical qualit
. 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 Toltnie Warbler chinquapin, or mountain mahogany suits him best. Here he may hide, a most persistent skulker, wary, suspicious, active, and very competent. Yet even he, when he thinks no one is looking, emerges from his shrubbery depths, selects a topmost twig and breaks out in song,—a song which is neither diffident nor uncertain. Sheep sheep sheep shear shear sheep, he announces in a brisk, business-like tone, totally devoid of musical quality. And when you have heard him once, or, say, a hundred times, you have learned all that may be known of the Tolmie Warbler—out of cover. Those who know the Dickcissel of the middle West will at once be struck with the close A similarity of its song, although it must be admitted that the Warbler's is lighter in quality and less wooden. A close study of these efforts dis- closes some variation, both in the number of the syl- lables and in the number and distribution of the r's; thus, Sheep, sheep, shear, shear, sheep; Sheep, sheep, shear, shear, sheep, sheep; and, a shade more emphatic, Jick jick, jick, jick, shear, sheep. A Lake County performer sounded forth eight times per minute in songs of a second and a quarter's dur- ation : crik, crik, crik, crik, nest and eggs of the tolmie warbler ree'tie; while the members of a colony near Sisson invariably said, Creek, creek, creek, bizhup', bizhup'. For all we see so little of the Tolmie Warbler, the converse is by no means true. That is to say, the bird does see a great deal of us if we frequent the thickets. Whenever there is anything doing in his vicinity, the Warbler promptly and silently threads the intervening mazes, takes observations of the disturber from every angle, and retires with, at most, a disapproving chuck. In the fall of the year discipline. Taken in Fresno County Photo by the Author 499. Please note that these
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