. 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 Western Grasshopper Sparrow The nests are grass-lined depressions sunk flush with the level of the ground, and usually ensconced in the shelter of some weed or important- looking grass-tuft. The female leaves in a casual way, and whether she sneaks or flushes sharply, it takes a quick eye to mark the movement of such an obscure groundling. Mr. J. B. Dixon reports1 the taking of a nest near Escondido, first noted on the 13th of April, 1915. It w
. 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 Western Grasshopper Sparrow The nests are grass-lined depressions sunk flush with the level of the ground, and usually ensconced in the shelter of some weed or important- looking grass-tuft. The female leaves in a casual way, and whether she sneaks or flushes sharply, it takes a quick eye to mark the movement of such an obscure groundling. Mr. J. B. Dixon reports1 the taking of a nest near Escondido, first noted on the 13th of April, 1915. It was located in an extensive alkaline meadow covered with salt grass, and enjoyed the shelter of a clump of grass. The nest, which contained four eggs, was built entirely of fine dead w e e d - s t a 1 k s, loosely pressed together, with a lining of fine dry grass and grass-seed- heads, and was so frail that its removal could with difficulty be accom- plished. "When we ap- proached the nest the female flattened out on the nest and watched us anxiously. She flushed when we were about six feet away, and after we had stood still for several seconds conversing in whispers upon the color pattern of the back, and the lack of a decided yellow streak over the eye the observers had anticipated some form of Passerculus. The bird slipped off the nest with no trace of commo- tion, and ran, or rather sneaked away, using 1 Condor, Vol. XVIII., March, 1916, p. Taken in San Diego County Photo by D. R. Dickey and WESTERN GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: (Cover Cut Aw L. Huey ay) 26k. 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 F
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