. 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 Mexican Ground Dove Taken ship. The call note, do woo' uk, odd woo' uk, sounds a little hard and unromantic in compari- son with that of the larger doves. The sound is very penetrating, but it is so low-pitched that some people fail to ob- serve it. The singer is discreet, and the sound usually ceases upon the appearance of the ever- despicable human. Yet at close quarters with his lady love, the work- aday swain knows how to be tender. At such
. 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 Mexican Ground Dove Taken ship. The call note, do woo' uk, odd woo' uk, sounds a little hard and unromantic in compari- son with that of the larger doves. The sound is very penetrating, but it is so low-pitched that some people fail to ob- serve it. The singer is discreet, and the sound usually ceases upon the appearance of the ever- despicable human. Yet at close quarters with his lady love, the work- aday swain knows how to be tender. At such times he trails after his enamorata with trem- bling wings and cries kddl kddul. The daily visit to the drinking pool is the recognized occasion for amours. Then dis- cipline relaxes and stern matrons will now and then accept blandish- ments at which cold reason shudders. But, after all, drinking's the thing, and this, again, is business. The dovelet seeks a shallow edge of mud and thrusts a beak in boldly. Not by the indolent dip and trickle of Chat or Thrasher does she satisfy thirst. No; with beak fully submerged, she drinks in rapid, gainful gulps. Heads up, a significant exchange of glances, and off they whirr with that directness which marks this bird an infallible champion of efficiency—and—tediousness. Dura et inexorabilis—hi, 0 Nana! Also a in Arizona Photo by the Author HER HUFFIXESS, THE MEXICAN GROUND DOVE nyo. 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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