. 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 Long-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitchers are well distributed through California, especially coastwise, during the migrations. A few linger to winter both in southern California and in the central valley. A straggler may now and then be seen in summer time, but there is no suspicion that they breed with us. The typical breeding range is Alaska, and Nelson found them mating at the mouth of the Yukon about June 1st. "Two or three males s
. 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 Long-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitchers are well distributed through California, especially coastwise, during the migrations. A few linger to winter both in southern California and in the central valley. A straggler may now and then be seen in summer time, but there is no suspicion that they breed with us. The typical breeding range is Alaska, and Nelson found them mating at the mouth of the Yukon about June 1st. "Two or three males start in pursuit of a female and away they go twisting and turning, here and there, over marsh and stream, with marvelous swiftness and dexterity. At short distances a male checks his flight for a moment to utter a strident peet u weet; wee-too, wee-too; then on he goes full tilt again. After they are mated, or when a solitary male pays his devotions, they rise 15 or 20 yards from the ground, where, hovering upon quivering wings, the birds pour forth a lisping but energetic and frequent musical song, which can be very imperfectly expressed by the syllables peet-peet; pee-ter-wee- too; wee-too; pee-ter-wee-too; pee-ter-wee-too; wee-too; wee-too. This is the complete song, but frequently only fragments are sung, as when the bird is in pursuit of the ;1 The eggs, four in number, and closely resembling those of the Wilson Snipe, are placed in a shallow depression formed by the bird's body in the soft moss which covers the ground in that region. : E. W. Nelson: "Rep. of Natl. Hist. Colls, made in Alaska," 1881. p. Taken near Santa Barbara A PROBING INQUIRY Photo by the Author 122/. 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
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