. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . ler in a panic. The secret of nest-finding in thecase of Hummingbirds lies in thetell-tale wing-buzz of the female asshe quits her nest. In this way, onthe 17th of June, 1906, we foundthe first Washington nest of theCalliope, in the dense greenery ofLa Chapelles Springs, on theColumbia River, near Chelan nest was saddled on a slenderdescending branch of a red birchtree, at a point seven feet out fromthe trunk and twelve feet from theground. It was overshadowed by al
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . ler in a panic. The secret of nest-finding in thecase of Hummingbirds lies in thetell-tale wing-buzz of the female asshe quits her nest. In this way, onthe 17th of June, 1906, we foundthe first Washington nest of theCalliope, in the dense greenery ofLa Chapelles Springs, on theColumbia River, near Chelan nest was saddled on a slenderdescending branch of a red birchtree, at a point seven feet out fromthe trunk and twelve feet from theground. It was overshadowed by alittle canopy of leaves, and was heldin place not only by its lashings ofcobwebs, but by a drooping filamentfrom a loftier branch. In eastern Oregon Bendire foundthese birds nesting extensively inthe pine trees. The nests were usu-ally settled upon a cluster of pine cones, and so closely simulated their surroundings that detection would havebeen impossible save for the visits of their owners. Ridgway figures a four-story nest taken at Baird. California, and believed to represent the occupationof successive Taken in Sfokii r. Photo by F. A . \ IKW. a. The Hummii rds (Rep. Nat. Mus., pp. 253-383. plae I). 404 rHK POORWIM,. ^ No. 15( A. C). r. Xu. 418. thalitnoptilus nuttallii Description.—Adult: A narrow liand of pure white across tliroat; below thisin abrupt cmnrast a hand of l>lark ; under tail-coverts clear creamy hulT: the threeouter pairs of rectrices tipi)e<l hroadly with white or huffy white; remainingplumage an ex(|uisite complex of skeletonized black centers <if feathers with huffyand intermingled dusky marginings, tiie wliolc i)roducing a frosted or tarnishedsilvery effect: black most conspicuously outcropping on l)ack and on center ofcrown; huffy silvering most complete on sides of crown, wing-coverts, andupper surfaces of tail-feathers; l)lack of underparts aj)[)earing chiefly as barswhere also mingle<l with pale oliv
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