. 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 Audubon Warbler broken just here, but how could you enjoy the rare beauty of this handsome structure unless we brought it to you? The nest is deeply cup-shaped, with a brim slightly turned in, com- posed externally of fir twigs, weed-tops, flower-pedicels, rootlets, catkins, etc., while the interior is heavily lined with feathers, which in turn are bound and held in place by an innermost lining of horsehairs. One feather was left to curl dainti
. 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 Audubon Warbler broken just here, but how could you enjoy the rare beauty of this handsome structure unless we brought it to you? The nest is deeply cup-shaped, with a brim slightly turned in, com- posed externally of fir twigs, weed-tops, flower-pedicels, rootlets, catkins, etc., while the interior is heavily lined with feathers, which in turn are bound and held in place by an innermost lining of horsehairs. One feather was left to curl daintily over the edge, and so partially conceal the eggs,—four speckled Taken in Siskiyou County Photo by the A ttthor A TIMBERLINE HAUNT ON SHASTA These warblers are connoisseurs in feathers, and if one could have all their nests submitted to him, he would be able to make a rough assign- ment of locality as between northern and southern birds, according as feathers of Plumed Quail, Oregon Ruffed Grouse, or Washington Ptar- migan were used. The most absurd nest I ever saw was one which had a lining exclusively composed of Plymouth Rock chicken-feathers. The effect was like that of a party dress made of bed-ticking. Though evergreens are the commonest host trees, in which nests are placed at any height from four to eighty feet, the bird is not above using 477. 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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