. 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 Cliff Swallows do not even ask the fellowship which we would gladly accord them. Perhaps it is for the same reason, viz., that their fathers were bred in the wilderness, where all things are hos- tile, and that the race has acquired the habit of being repulsed. But there! every per- son, even a bird-person, deserves to be judged for what he is, and not for what he is not. Also, doubtless, the Lord loves the Cliff Swallow. One only special cause
. 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 Cliff Swallows do not even ask the fellowship which we would gladly accord them. Perhaps it is for the same reason, viz., that their fathers were bred in the wilderness, where all things are hos- tile, and that the race has acquired the habit of being repulsed. But there! every per- son, even a bird-person, deserves to be judged for what he is, and not for what he is not. Also, doubtless, the Lord loves the Cliff Swallow. One only special cause of resentment does the author cherish against this bird, and that, ad- mittedly, not a moral fault. In certain sections, as for example, the flower-clad slopes of eastern San Luis Obispo County, Cliff Swallows are so abundant as ac- tually to distract and weary the attention. In their quest for flying in- sects they race tirelessly to and fro across the landscape, weaving a magic tapestry of search until it would seem that not a cubic inch of atmosphere remains without its invisible thread of flight. The Swallows appear friendly enough, but upon such occasions it is our coin and not our fellowship they are after. For as man or beast moves about in the luscious grasses, swarms of insects arise, and these the avaricious eye of the Swallow eagerly notes. Bird-study—of anything but the Cliff Swallow—is difficult in such distracting circumstances. But all resentment vanishes when one sees a colony of these sturdy. Taken in Santa Barbara County Photo by the Author CLIFF SWALLOWS A-WING. 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 Dieg
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