. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 192 NESTS AND EGG8 OF sheep, calves, and other cattle of the stockmen. Upon these poisoned remains the birds feed and perish. It is at present restricted to the area of the Pacifli; coast ranges as above stated. It is more common in the warm valleys of California, among the almost inaccessible cliffs of the rough mountain ranges running parallel with the Sierra Nevadas for a hundred miles south of Monterey. They may te found in' those places, where the foot of man has never trodden. For years this bird has been thought to be on the verge
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 192 NESTS AND EGG8 OF sheep, calves, and other cattle of the stockmen. Upon these poisoned remains the birds feed and perish. It is at present restricted to the area of the Pacifli; coast ranges as above stated. It is more common in the warm valleys of California, among the almost inaccessible cliffs of the rough mountain ranges running parallel with the Sierra Nevadas for a hundred miles south of Monterey. They may te found in' those places, where the foot of man has never trodden. For years this bird has been thought to be on the verge of extermination chiefly for reasons stated above, but by the indefatigable labor of several ornithologists within the last ten years, we are led to believe that the bird will still be able to hold its own. Accord- ing to the late Maj. Bendire it does not seem to be decreasing in the barren mountain ranges in the vicinity of Santa Barbara. The writer has a mounted specimen taken in Monterey county, May 10, 1890, and a number of specimens have been taken within the past few years in the mountainous regions which this bird inhabits. A. 324. California Condor (From Tenny, after Audubon), young bird was taken July 7, 1896, from a nest which was simply the bare floor of a cave high up in the cliffs in Monterey county, overlooking a dark canyon with the stream about 300 feet below. It is in the possession of Mr. Frank H. Holmes, of Berryessa, California. This specimen is well illustrated from life at about eight months old in The Nidologist for February, 1897, page 58, with a full text regarding his peculiar habits in confinement. It associates with the Turkey Buzzard,. 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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