. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING 241 tions he wears dark brown, while on the sands of tlie extreme south border he is almost clay-color. But the habits and song remain unchanged. Thoreau declares the Massachusetts maidens hear him say, " Maids, maids, maids, hang on your tea-kettle, tea-kettle, ettle-ettle," and this is exactly the advice he gives to campers in the sierras when
. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING 241 tions he wears dark brown, while on the sands of tlie extreme south border he is almost clay-color. But the habits and song remain unchanged. Thoreau declares the Massachusetts maidens hear him say, " Maids, maids, maids, hang on your tea-kettle, tea-kettle, ettle-ettle," and this is exactly the advice he gives to campers in the sierras when the first rays of the sun / //' strike the tops of the pine trees. Day has be- gun for bird and bird- lover. Then if you rise quickly and steal down to the edge of a moun- tain brook you may catch him at his bath. What- ever the locality or t!ie subspecies, do not ex- pect to see him at any great distance from water, for he is an in- veterate splasher. I have seen him dip into a puddle whose edges were crusted with ice and apparently enjoy it as well as a bath in the heat of a July day. When alarmed, his first impulse is to dart downward into the friendly shelter of bushes, pumping his expres- sive tail vigorously as he flies. But in rising from the 16. 581a. Desert ,Song Spabrow. ** In rain or shvne, he is the same Jolly fellow.^'. 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 Wheelock, Irene Grosvenor; Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. Chicago : A. C. McClurg
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