. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . nding two more decoy nests of the Wrens in theroots of fallen trees. ... A half-uprooted fir tree, sometwo hundred yards from where the Wren was heardsinging, gave me a thrill of interest. The opening underthe roots extended in about ten feet, and was only threefeet high at the entrance, so there was nothing forit but to imitate the serpent. The Wren had left melong since, and nothing st
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . nding two more decoy nests of the Wrens in theroots of fallen trees. ... A half-uprooted fir tree, sometwo hundred yards from where the Wren was heardsinging, gave me a thrill of interest. The opening underthe roots extended in about ten feet, and was only threefeet high at the entrance, so there was nothing forit but to imitate the serpent. The Wren had left melong since, and nothing stirred wlien I shook the roots,therefore my hopes were high, as these Wrens are neverseen near their eggs. After crawling in as far as pos-sible, I turned over on my back and waited for my eyesto become accustomed to the darkness. As thingsgradually took shape, almost the first thing I saw wasthe much-hoped-for nest, all of twigs and green moss,directly over my head. It was wedged in among theearth and roots, and a feather protruding from theentrance told me that my search had revealed a satis-factory end — the decoy nests are never lined. The setconsisted of six partially incubated eggs, and only one.
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