. 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 Leach Petrels ^ r~. HAUNT OF BEAL PETREL THE STATION IS THE ONE SHOWN ON PAGE 2011. MR. CLAY HAS JUST RELEASED A BEAL PETREL, WHICH MAY BE DISCERNED AT THE LEFT. (LOOK FOR A FLY SPECK.) portion of the island once or twice, the thought occurred to us that there might be Petrels there. Judge of our surprise, however, when we found the vegetable mold a perfect labyrinth of Petrel burrows! So light was the accumulation in point of density (once the
. 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 Leach Petrels ^ r~. HAUNT OF BEAL PETREL THE STATION IS THE ONE SHOWN ON PAGE 2011. MR. CLAY HAS JUST RELEASED A BEAL PETREL, WHICH MAY BE DISCERNED AT THE LEFT. (LOOK FOR A FLY SPECK.) portion of the island once or twice, the thought occurred to us that there might be Petrels there. Judge of our surprise, however, when we found the vegetable mold a perfect labyrinth of Petrel burrows! So light was the accumulation in point of density (once the growing blades were pene- trated) and so abundant the birds that one had only to dig with the hands, dog-fashion, and birds, eggs, and young were the invariable result. The whole half-acre of grass proper was a seething mass of Petrels. Yet from all that host not a sound to betray their presence! The sun shone calmly and the breeze blew benignly. Nothing disturbed the serenity of the day save the restless quaverings of the always hostile gulls. There was nothing, in short, to indicate that beneath our feet lay a buried city, not once popu- lous and now deserted, but now teeming with life, a city of storm-waifs, gathered from an expanse of a thousand watery leagues, a city perhaps more populous than any other colony of the class Aves within a hundred 20IQ. 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 Francisco : South Moulton Company
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