. 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 Horn-billed Puffin consent to the shameless imbecility of "Rhinoceros ; Or if, again, the urge of brevity shall force a compromise, we may suffer the name "Rhino," which actually obtains widely, to pass muster as the colloquial designation of this unique and quite unmistakable species. Whatever may be the fashion of midsummer, the Rhino ap- pears off our coasts in fall and winter minus his horn. At such a time he be-
. 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 Horn-billed Puffin consent to the shameless imbecility of "Rhinoceros ; Or if, again, the urge of brevity shall force a compromise, we may suffer the name "Rhino," which actually obtains widely, to pass muster as the colloquial designation of this unique and quite unmistakable species. Whatever may be the fashion of midsummer, the Rhino ap- pears off our coasts in fall and winter minus his horn. At such a time he be- comes solitary in his. Taken on Destruction Island ' X ' ^^^H A BLACK PINCUSHION Photo by the Author CHICK OF HORN-BILLED PUFFIN habits and hunts well off-shore; or else haunts the rock-bound coasts of the Santa Barbara Islands. One we observed in mid-spring, April 14-17, 1915, on Santa Cruz Island, which showed a slight tumescence at the beak, suggestive of the approaching horn, but no appearance of the nuptial plumes upon the sides of the head. This bird hunted anywhere from the water's edge to a point a hundred yards off-shore. He was a stolid-looking creature, as motionless as a floating chip, when on the surface; but once below, he displayed the resolute energy of a torpedo. Once, he got caught in a breaking roller, and actually protruded for an instant from the wave's green wall, but, somehow, he managed to turn tail to the air and to swim back out of sight. His work took him very close to the rocks, however, and at a point where the waves swept without breaking squarely, we J520. 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 Die
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