. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . e nn Ouakers, and the antics of courtshipare botli noisvand amusing. .\ certain duet, especially, consists of a series ofawkward bowings and bendings in which the neck is stretched to the utmostand arched over stiffly into a ])Ose as grotesque as one of Cruikshanks draw-ings,—the whole to an accoiupaniment of amorous clucks and wails. The eggs of the Black Oyster-catcher, normally three in number, are uften-est placed in the hollow of a bare rock, lined with a pint or so of r
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . e nn Ouakers, and the antics of courtshipare botli noisvand amusing. .\ certain duet, especially, consists of a series ofawkward bowings and bendings in which the neck is stretched to the utmostand arched over stiffly into a ])Ose as grotesque as one of Cruikshanks draw-ings,—the whole to an accoiupaniment of amorous clucks and wails. The eggs of the Black Oyster-catcher, normally three in number, are uften-est placed in the hollow of a bare rock, lined with a pint or so of rtjck-fjakes,laborioush gathered. Occasionallv bits r)f shell, especially the calcareousplates of the goose barnacle, are addtd b\- wa\ of adornment. Now and thenthe wader emulates the gull and prepares a careful lining of grasses. Onesuch nest with three eggs I passed repeatedly, on Carroll, languidly supposingit to be a gulls until Professor Jones exclaimed over it. For a nesting site the u])per reaches of barren reefs or shoulders arechosen, but on the smaller rocks, where the waders have exclusive rights, the. From a Plwtograftli, Copyright, igoS, i>.v U. L. Vawson. A H.\KD CR.\DI,E. NEST OK BLACK OYSTER-CATCHER ON DESTRUCTION ISLAND. THE BLACK OYSTER-CATCHER. 701 eggs may be lodged on the very crest of the islet. Again, upon DestructionIsland, we found eggs on a coarse beach graxel, where to the protection ofcolor, stone-gray with black spots and blotches, was added the almost perfectassimilation of form to that of the rounded pebbles. Owing to the exposed situations chosen, as well as to the uncompromisingprominence of the bird, the eggs of this Oyster-catcher are favorite proxenderfor the Raven (Corpus corax pruicipalis). Prom this cause alone I shouldjudge that not over half the eggs laid upon the 01ipiades e\er hatch. A young Oyster-catcher is a master at freezing, and his case is helpedsomewhat by rusty feather-edgings, which enable him tu l:)lend witli the sur-ro
Size: 1983px × 1260px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthordawsonwilliamleon1873, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
