. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. 516 LAND BIRDS earnestiiess, evidently not daring to attempt the danger- ous task of brooding, lest his bungling should be dis- astrous. As soon as the naked pink nestlings have emerged from the shells and opened their wide bills for food, his cares begin. And they know no end until four weeks later, when all have learned to care for them- selves. Oriole nestlings in general are
. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. 516 LAND BIRDS earnestiiess, evidently not daring to attempt the danger- ous task of brooding, lest his bungling should be dis- astrous. As soon as the naked pink nestlings have emerged from the shells and opened their wide bills for food, his cares begin. And they know no end until four weeks later, when all have learned to care for them- selves. Oriole nestlings in general are proverbial cry- babies, and Scott Orioles are no exception. Insects of all sorts in all stages of development, fruit, and ber- ries are served to them in such quick succession as to leave small time for the parent to hunt any for himself. At first the feed- ing is by regurgitation, but on the fourth or fifth day this method gives place to the more commonly ob- served one. After this brood is reared, with com- mendable patience, he is ready to care for another, for which a new nest in a new tree must be 504. Scott Oriole. '' He win peer into it with ludicrous earnestness.^^. 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 Wheelock, Irene Grosvenor; Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. Chicago : A. C. McClurg
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