. 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 California Thrasher of the mother. The indications are that the male bird is accustomed to feed his chicks in this fashion while his mate is brooding; but he was far too bashful to visit his brood while I was about. On August 5th, after an absence of six weeks, while I was seated on the ground, Turk-fashion, with the Graflex in my lap, two California Thrashers advanced along the top rail of the fence with great show of caution, but also without
. 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 California Thrasher of the mother. The indications are that the male bird is accustomed to feed his chicks in this fashion while his mate is brooding; but he was far too bashful to visit his brood while I was about. On August 5th, after an absence of six weeks, while I was seated on the ground, Turk-fashion, with the Graflex in my lap, two California Thrashers advanced along the top rail of the fence with great show of caution, but also without sincerity of fear. They scolded me dutifully with that harsh, indescribable, beak- snapping note, schthubb, just as they heard their mother doing in a live oak beyond. They were the birds hatched in the live oak, for they each bore on one leg an aluminum band which my son had put on them just a month before. Their earlier experience had undoubtedly made them bold, for they came within five feet of me. At a later moment, when I turned loose my best screeps, the old mother hopped up excitedly over the ground and schthupped in her best manner, while I pressed the button. If Christendom went to war over the difference of a syllable (homo-. Taken at Los CoJibris Photo by the Author THE HUNGRY CHILD GROWN UP. 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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