. Bird notes afield; a series of essays on the birds of California. Birds. NESTING TIME. N the course of our excur- sions among the birds we have had occasion to peer into more than one httle sylvan home, lifting the leaves of privacy which embower it, for a friendly inspection. Let us now take a general survey of these wonderful little archi- tects at their work, and of the treasures which their nests contain. It is a pop- ular impression that the nest of a bird is the result of blind instinct, constructed without the exercise of any considerable degree of choice or intelligence. How- ever, n
. Bird notes afield; a series of essays on the birds of California. Birds. NESTING TIME. N the course of our excur- sions among the birds we have had occasion to peer into more than one httle sylvan home, lifting the leaves of privacy which embower it, for a friendly inspection. Let us now take a general survey of these wonderful little archi- tects at their work, and of the treasures which their nests contain. It is a pop- ular impression that the nest of a bird is the result of blind instinct, constructed without the exercise of any considerable degree of choice or intelligence. How- ever, no one who has ever watched the parent birds at their work would be willing to accept such a view, I am sure. The scrutiny with which the builders 194. 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 Keeler, Charles Augustus, 1871-1937. San Francisco, D. P. Elder & M. Shepard
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