. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. BIRDS. 139 SltUTHERX WiTlTE-TAILKD PTAinUOAX : Lflf/OpUS IcUCUVUS Ciltl- 'pctens.—One of the mowt interesting birds of the world, Avhose Arctic-Alpine hahitat makes its acquaintance impossible for most of us, in Glacier Park is found close to the trails frequented by the tourist, where a half hour's walk from a chalet may afford a study Mdiose intimacy is limited only by the patience of the observer. As I had hunted vainly for ptarmigaii over cloud-swept ridges in New Mexico, it was d
. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. BIRDS. 139 SltUTHERX WiTlTE-TAILKD PTAinUOAX : Lflf/OpUS IcUCUVUS Ciltl- 'pctens.—One of the mowt interesting birds of the world, Avhose Arctic-Alpine hahitat makes its acquaintance impossible for most of us, in Glacier Park is found close to the trails frequented by the tourist, where a half hour's walk from a chalet may afford a study Mdiose intimacy is limited only by the patience of the observer. As I had hunted vainly for ptarmigaii over cloud-swept ridges in New Mexico, it was doubly exciting to be told of a nest on the (iranite Park trail " in the grass near the trail by the first snow ; When we got there the brood had apparently gone, but as we crossed ywiftcurrent Pass INIr. Bailey pronounced the slopes on the south side " ideal ptarmigan slopes," and so, after our dinner at. Copyright by E. R. Warnn. Cuurtray of Dinl-Lur,'. Fig. 44.—Molher ptarmigan and chicks. the chalet, when he returned to cliinlj the peak on the north side of the pass, I accompanied him to make my way up the slopes of the south peak looking for the birds. Skirting an acre of snow, I zig- zagged back and forth over the face of the " ideal ptarmigan slope," open to swift-winged enemies, but by its broken surface and variety of colors affording a safe background for ptarmigan in the mixed sum- 2ner plumage. Even the wide ex])anse of slide rock was l)roken by occasional dwarf evergreens and streaks of grass, and many of its red shales were patterned with lemon-yellow or curly-brown lichen covering deep ripple marks. Above the main mass of slide was a wide grassy slope of soft yellowish brown tones that would soon match the brown of the ptarmigan. Above this the narrow. 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 ma
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