. 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 Santa Cruz Jay recorded spots where the jaybird doth dwell Santa Cruz Island is un- doubtedly the choicest. Here is Blue Jay paradise. And the Jay of Santa Cruz is almost an angel? Well, no; but he is somewhat less an imp. Early isolated from his mainland fellows, by what happy chance we know not, in an equable climate, with abundant and varied food, and measurably secure from human persecution, the Santa Cruz Island Jay has become a more beaut
. 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 Santa Cruz Jay recorded spots where the jaybird doth dwell Santa Cruz Island is un- doubtedly the choicest. Here is Blue Jay paradise. And the Jay of Santa Cruz is almost an angel? Well, no; but he is somewhat less an imp. Early isolated from his mainland fellows, by what happy chance we know not, in an equable climate, with abundant and varied food, and measurably secure from human persecution, the Santa Cruz Island Jay has become a more beautiful, a more robust, and a much more demure bird than its co-type, A. californica. This gem of the islands belongs to him by unquestioned title, and he has no need to defend his claim by frantic protest or scurrilous abuse. This demure quality shows itself to best advantage when his nest is threatened, for it is then, if ever, that a bird's soul is tried. Yet I have spent an hour beside a nestful of jay babies with never a word of protest from the closely attendant parents, beyond a mellow, and almost inaudible choop choop. This, and the sound of pecking on tree limbs, for even this gentle bird employs this familiar corvine device for relieving. Taken on Santa Cruz Island Photo by the A uthor A PATIENT MODEL 59. 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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