. 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 American Avocet. Taken in Merced County A VENTURESOME INFANT Photo by the A uthor Once, for experi- ment's sake, we followed, and the waders flopped along in manifest de- light, coaxing us up on shore and making off through the sage-brush with broken legs and use- less wings. But we came back, finding it better to let the birds make the advances. Mr. Bowles hit upon the scheme of splashing gently in the water, and it served ad- mirably to excit
. 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 American Avocet. Taken in Merced County A VENTURESOME INFANT Photo by the A uthor Once, for experi- ment's sake, we followed, and the waders flopped along in manifest de- light, coaxing us up on shore and making off through the sage-brush with broken legs and use- less wings. But we came back, finding it better to let the birds make the advances. Mr. Bowles hit upon the scheme of splashing gently in the water, and it served ad- mirably to excite the birds and make them reckless; and the click,. 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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