. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. NEST AND EGGS OF WESTERN WOOD PEWEE WESTERN WOOD PEWEE as he returns to his perch after a successful foray. But, true to some hidden impulse, as you gaze upon him, he swells with approaching ef- fort, his mandibles part, and he utters that doleful, appointed sound, dear me. His utterance has all the precision and finality of an assigned part in an orchestra. It is as if we were watching a single player in a symphony of Nature whose other strains we
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. NEST AND EGGS OF WESTERN WOOD PEWEE WESTERN WOOD PEWEE as he returns to his perch after a successful foray. But, true to some hidden impulse, as you gaze upon him, he swells with approaching ef- fort, his mandibles part, and he utters that doleful, appointed sound, dear me. His utterance has all the precision and finality of an assigned part in an orchestra. It is as if we were watching a single player in a symphony of Nature whose other strains were too subtle for our ears. The player seems inattentive to the music, he eyes the ceiling languidly, 907. 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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