. 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 Pygmy Nuthatches are soon reassembled, and there is much jolly chatter with some good- natured scuffling, as the confederated mischiefs swarm over the new field of Taken in the San Jacinto Mountains "THE PINE TREE IS HIS HOME" Photo by the Author Nuthatches are not methodical, like Creepers, in their search for in- sects ; they are haphazard and happy. The branches are more attractive to them than the tree bole, and 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 Pygmy Nuthatches are soon reassembled, and there is much jolly chatter with some good- natured scuffling, as the confederated mischiefs swarm over the new field of Taken in the San Jacinto Mountains "THE PINE TREE IS HIS HOME" Photo by the Author Nuthatches are not methodical, like Creepers, in their search for in- sects ; they are haphazard and happy. The branches are more attractive to them than the tree bole, and the dead top of the tree is most alluring of all. The Pygmies are never too busy to talk. The more they find the more excited their chatter grows, pretty lispings and chirpings quite too dainty for our dull ears. It makes us sigh to watch their happiness, and we go off muttering, "We, too, were ; Again, it shocks us when we find these youngsters in knickerbockers and braids paired off for nesting time. Tut, tut! children, so eager to taste life's heavier joys? A nest is chiselled out with infinite labor on the part of these tiny beaks, in the dead portion of some pine tree. The cavity is from four to twelve inches in depth, with an entrance a trifle over an inch in diameter. The owners share the taste of the Chickadees, and prepare an elaborate layette of soft vegetable fibers, fur, hair, and feathers, in which the eggs are sometimes quite smothered. 648. 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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