. 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 Mourning Dove contained two eggs, apparently fresh, and those were left undisturbed. Nearly a month later, viz., on August 25th, a Dove was flushed from the same nest, which was found to contain four eggs, all sterile. Apparently, an unmated bird, or one which had lost its mate early, had functioned according to nature's predetermined schedule. Young Mourning Doves are delicate creatures, in spite of the fact that they get as fat as oys
. 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 Mourning Dove contained two eggs, apparently fresh, and those were left undisturbed. Nearly a month later, viz., on August 25th, a Dove was flushed from the same nest, which was found to contain four eggs, all sterile. Apparently, an unmated bird, or one which had lost its mate early, had functioned according to nature's predetermined schedule. Young Mourning Doves are delicate creatures, in spite of the fact that they get as fat as oysters before they leave the nest. They are fed by regurgitation and their food is mingled with a whitish fluid from the adult stomach â "pigeons' ; "At night," according to Langille, "the old one sits crosswise on them even when they are quite large, the nest and birds together thus mak- ing quite a grotesque ; When frightened from the nest the female drops instantly to the ground, and goes off into a series of elaborate con- vulsions in an effort to distract attention from her treasures. From the fact that this trait of decoying is oftenest ex- hibited by ground-nest- ing species, it is fair to guess that the Mourning Dove was originally and exclusively, as now oc- casionally, a ground- nester. The male, also, is pretty sure to be close at hand, if, indeed, he was not taking his turn upon the eggs; and when the young are ready to leave the nest he takes charge of them, while his mate is incubating .1 â Taken in San Bernardino County Photo by W. " " "A DOVE'S NEST IS THE SYMBOL OF FRAILTY" 1163. 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, Wil
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