. 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 Mockingbird Taken at Los Colib 7i8 'Trillets of humor,—shrewdest whistle-wit— Contralto cadences of grave desire, ********* midnights of tone entire,— Tissues of moonlight shot with songs of fire;— Bright drops of tune from ocean's infinite Of melody, sipped off the thin-edged wave And trickling down the beak,—discourses brave Of serious matter that no man may guess,— Good fellow greetings, cries of light distress" 'Twas Sidney Lan
. 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 Mockingbird Taken at Los Colib 7i8 'Trillets of humor,—shrewdest whistle-wit— Contralto cadences of grave desire, ********* midnights of tone entire,— Tissues of moonlight shot with songs of fire;— Bright drops of tune from ocean's infinite Of melody, sipped off the thin-edged wave And trickling down the beak,—discourses brave Of serious matter that no man may guess,— Good fellow greetings, cries of light distress" 'Twas Sidney Lanier who with such unerring finger pointed out the cadence, the content, and the very spirit of the Mockingbird's song. No admirer has done the bird more equal jus- tice and none is likely to. And it is no dispar- agement of other songsters to admit that the Mockingbird is the best-known and the best-famed of all Ameri- can song birds. In the mouths of the world's best critics, only the Nightingales of Europe and the Bulbuls of the Orient are brought into comparison with the American Mockingbird. As virtuosos these others may possibly excel, but the Mockingbird gains a favorable decision, however biased, because he frankly commits his cause to human keeping. By establishing his mate in our climbing rose bush, and himself Photo by the Author 'TISSUES OF MOONLIGHT". 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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