. 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 Cassin Anklet Sanitation in the Auklet burrows is a thing unknown, and the young- sters are stuffed with a semi-liquid food which smells like an abandoned fish-market. An abundance of slaty down insures the chick against rheumatism; and his quarters must seem comfortable enough to him, for he sits tight until he is full grown; and the only mark of adolescence left when he quits the burrow is a little tipping of gray down. When haled forth and r
. 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 Cassin Anklet Sanitation in the Auklet burrows is a thing unknown, and the young- sters are stuffed with a semi-liquid food which smells like an abandoned fish-market. An abundance of slaty down insures the chick against rheumatism; and his quarters must seem comfortable enough to him, for he sits tight until he is full grown; and the only mark of adolescence left when he quits the burrow is a little tipping of gray down. When haled forth and released by the hand, the Auklet invariably dives downward, skimming low, first over the ground or the rocks and then over the water, and seeming to dread exposure. The reason for this is explained by Howell, who says that the Cassin Auklets suffer a great deal from the depredations of Duck Hawks. Indeed, it is the fashion of this master pirate to quarter himself near some thriving colony of Auklets, and to kill for sport even after his hunger has been appeased. Save for the reve- lations of the nesting season, the Cassin Auklet is one of the least observed of birds. It takes care not to be seen by daylight in the vicinity of a nesting colony, and it feeds habitually, whether in pairs or small companies, well out to sea. The win- ter storms play sad havoc with these birds, and it is only from examining the wreck- age cast up on shore that one may guess how large the propor- tion of Auklets really is in our winter bird Taken on the Farallon Islands Photo by the Author CASSIN AUKLET, PULLUS. IN SITU A BOARD I'NDER WHICH THE MOTHER BIRD HAD HIDDEN HER NEST HAS BEEN REMOVED H73. 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), 1887-193
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