. Life histories of North American diving birds : order Pygopodes . ances of a braining. Upon the ground, they first argue with oldneighbors about boundaries. If growls and barks and parrot-like shrieks meananything, there are some differences of opinion discovered. Perhaps also thedetails of matrimony have not all been arranged, and there is much screamingavowal. Gradually, however, order emerges from chaos, and the birds set to workwith a will renovating the old home or driving new tunnels in the loam,sand, clay, or even hardpan. The burrows are usually 5 to 8 feet in lengthand about 5 inche
. Life histories of North American diving birds : order Pygopodes . ances of a braining. Upon the ground, they first argue with oldneighbors about boundaries. If growls and barks and parrot-like shrieks meananything, there are some differences of opinion discovered. Perhaps also thedetails of matrimony have not all been arranged, and there is much screamingavowal. Gradually, however, order emerges from chaos, and the birds set to workwith a will renovating the old home or driving new tunnels in the loam,sand, clay, or even hardpan. The burrows are usually 5 to 8 feet in lengthand about 5 inches in diameter, terminating in a dome-shaped chamber afoot or more across and 7 or 8 inches high. Bach tunnel has a spur or blindalley which, presumably, is occupied by the male during the honeymoon. Forlining, the nuptial chamber boasts nothing more pretentious than a few deadsalal leaves and a handful of dried grasses. The amount of labor involved inthis home-delving is very considerable. My guide once took an egg from a U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 107 PL. 22. Destruction Island, Washington. W. L, Dawson.
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