. 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 Red-shafted Flickers. Taken in Pasadena Photo by Donald R. Dickey RED-SHAFTED FLICKER lOt-TNESTING BOX and the most con- spicuous of any- thing in that order. An infatuated Flicker is a very soft and foolish- looking bird, but it must be admitted that he thoroughly understands the feminine heart, and succeeds in love be- yond the luck of most. A bevy of suitors will lay siege to the affections of a fair lady, say in the top of a syca- more tree
. 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 Red-shafted Flickers. Taken in Pasadena Photo by Donald R. Dickey RED-SHAFTED FLICKER lOt-TNESTING BOX and the most con- spicuous of any- thing in that order. An infatuated Flicker is a very soft and foolish- looking bird, but it must be admitted that he thoroughly understands the feminine heart, and succeeds in love be- yond the luck of most. A bevy of suitors will lay siege to the affections of a fair lady, say in the top of a syca- more tree. Although the rivalry is fierce, one gallant at a time will be allowed to display his charms. This he does by advancing toward the female along a horizontal limb, bowing, scrap- ing, pirouetting, and swaying his head from side to side with a rhythmi- cal motion. Now and then the swain pretends to lose his balance, being quite blinded, you see, by the luster of mi- lady's eyes, but in reality he does it that he may have an excuse to throw 1043. 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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