. 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 Road-runner portrait, but glided off at six feet, and proceeded to give me an exhibition of plain and fancy gliding, flopping, tree-dancing, and dramatic posturing, such as I have never seen quite the like of before or since. Crouching was the favorite attitude, and this she accomplished either lengthwise or cross- wise of a limb. If there was room for her tail to hang straight down, so much the better, for this produced a sort of roguish peeka
. 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 Road-runner portrait, but glided off at six feet, and proceeded to give me an exhibition of plain and fancy gliding, flopping, tree-dancing, and dramatic posturing, such as I have never seen quite the like of before or since. Crouching was the favorite attitude, and this she accomplished either lengthwise or cross- wise of a limb. If there was room for her tail to hang straight down, so much the better, for this produced a sort of roguish peekaboo pose. But if there was not room, the tail was welcome to stand straight up, or any old way. The mistress seemed divided in her mind whether to lure or fright- en me, and so she tried both. With the last- named effort went a series of low grunts, or coos, or moans, almost inaudible, alternating with a snap- ping of the mandibles, which was quite distinct in sound and a little dis- concerting. Once she came within two feet of me, and I eyed her warily, for a tweak from this lady's bill would be no light matter. But for the most part she tried luring, having recourse for the purpose again and again to the ground. Here she advanced by little runs, alternating with crouch- ing postures. Presently she developed the mouse-squeak ruse, feebly and tentatively at first, but afterwards sharply and convincingly. Two of these performances were accompanied by a slight rolling or treading motion, as though she had learnt the game directly from the Long-eared. Taken in Kern County A CELL IN THE CASTLE REACHED BY RUNNING ACROSS THE FACE OF THE ROCK Photo by the Author 1145. 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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