. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . UOUS 553 ing on whirring wings to pick one from the under side ofa leaf so swiftly the eye can scarcely follow him. Hissong reminds one of the tinkle of a brooklet in its merry,rather metallic melody, and is a distinct note in the med-ley of spring music. Like his Eastern relative, the Wilson warbler, thePileolated builds his nest close to the ground in aswampy willow thicket,and is not infrequently avictim to the marsh ratsand snakes. The firstbrood is usually hatchedearly in May
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . UOUS 553 ing on whirring wings to pick one from the under side ofa leaf so swiftly the eye can scarcely follow him. Hissong reminds one of the tinkle of a brooklet in its merry,rather metallic melody, and is a distinct note in the med-ley of spring music. Like his Eastern relative, the Wilson warbler, thePileolated builds his nest close to the ground in aswampy willow thicket,and is not infrequently avictim to the marsh ratsand snakes. The firstbrood is usually hatchedearly in May, and is fedby regurgitation by bothparents until four or fivedays old, when the usualfood of small insects andlittle greenworms is givento them in thefresh state. Assoon as theirnursery days areover, the maletakes entire charge of the nestlings, feeding thcin lor tendays or two weeks longer. For the second brood a locality slightly higher up themountain may be chosen, but oftener the little motherl)nil(ls luM second nest within a linndicd yards of thefirst, connnencing it alone, while the male is still occu-. G85il. PlLKOLATED is sung reminds one of the Ihikli- oj a brooklet. 554 LAND BIRDS pied with the first series. Incubation lasts twelve days,and is, I think, attended to solely by the female, althoughthe male is frequently at the nest both to feed her andto watch over — but not brood — the eggs. 746. VERDIN. —AuripartisJlaviceps. Family : The Nuthatches and Tits. Length: Adult Male: Crown bright olive ; forehead sometimes orange ; rest of head, neck, and breast yellow ; upper parts gray, with red-brown patch on shoulders ; under parts Female : Similar to male, but coloring : Upper paits gray, tinged with brownish ; no yellow, and no chestnut shoulder patches ; under parts Distribution: From Southern Texas to the Pacific, and from latitude 38° to Mexico and Lower Breeding Range:
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