. 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 Nuttall Woodpecker first, which is all inclu- sive. Within Upper So- noran limits it is, per- haps, easier to tell where he will not be found; thus, not (or only occasion- ally) in pine timber; not in stands of pure willow (which are given over to D. pubescens turati); not in orchards, nor about cultures of any sort; not, most decidedly, "nesting in giant ; (One may be very sure that Xantus's classical in- stance, oft quoted, c
. 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 Nuttall Woodpecker first, which is all inclu- sive. Within Upper So- noran limits it is, per- haps, easier to tell where he will not be found; thus, not (or only occasion- ally) in pine timber; not in stands of pure willow (which are given over to D. pubescens turati); not in orchards, nor about cultures of any sort; not, most decidedly, "nesting in giant ; (One may be very sure that Xantus's classical in- stance, oft quoted, con- cerned itself with D. scalaris, instead of D. nuttalli.) Least of all, is it "seldom found along streams," as one pre- cocious authorityi avers. A narrow canyon whose floor harbors sycamores and alders and bay trees, nourished by a purling stream, and whose sides are lined with live oaks which run up into ceano- thus chaparral, is pre- cisely the best place to look for D. nuttalli. D. nuttalli is an irri- table, not to say noisy, beastie; and it is ten to one you hear him titter- ing apprehensively from the depths of the chap- arral before you see him emerge to fly over the tops of the cover. The Nuttall Woodpecker, as a good friend in the Cooper Club declares, 1 " Birds of California," by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock, p. 365. This widely circulated product of a Chicago pen exhibits throughout its cheery pages the valor of ignorance. IOOI. Taken in San Diego County Photo by Donald R. Dickey YOUNG NUTTALL WOODPECKERS. 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 Co
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