. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . but I have neverseen him attempt to get into the nest to take her ]ilacewhen she is absent. He will peer into it with ludicrous 516 LAND BIRDS earnestness, evidently not daring to attempt the danger-ous task of brooding, lest his bungling should be dis-astrous. As soon as the naked pinknestlings have emerged from theshells and opened their wide billsfor food, his cares begin. And theyknow no end until fourweeks later, when all havelearned to care for them-selves. Oriole nestlings
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands . but I have neverseen him attempt to get into the nest to take her ]ilacewhen she is absent. He will peer into it with ludicrous 516 LAND BIRDS earnestness, evidently not daring to attempt the danger-ous task of brooding, lest his bungling should be dis-astrous. As soon as the naked pinknestlings have emerged from theshells and opened their wide billsfor food, his cares begin. And theyknow no end until fourweeks later, when all havelearned to care for them-selves. Oriole nestlings ingeneral are proverbial cry-babies, and Scott Orioles areno exception. Insects ofall sorts in all stages ofdevelopment, fruit, and ber-ries are served to them insuch quick succession as to leavesmall time for the parent to huntany for himself. At first the feed-ing is by regurgitation, but on thefourth or fifth day this method givesplace to the more commonly ob-served one. After this brood is reared, with com-mendable patience, he is ready to care for another, forwhich a new nest in a new tree must be 504. Scott Oriole. ^He will peer into it withludicrous earnestness. YELLOW OR ORANGE CONSPICUOUS 517 505 a. ARIZONA HOODED ORIOLE. —/c^emy cucullatus Jielsoni. Family : The Blackbirds, Orioles, etc. Length: Male ; female Adult Male: General plumage satfron-yellow ; black patch on throat,extending in front and under the eyes ; a band across the fore part ofback ; tail and wings black, the latter with two white bars and whiteedgings ; tail tipped with white. Adult Female: Upper parts olive-green, slightly tinged with gray onback ; wings olive-brown, with two white bands ; under parts plaindull yellow. Young: Similar to female, but with throat patch as in the male. Geographical Distribution: Western Mexico and Lower California^ northto New Mexico, Arizona, and west of the Sierra Nevada in SouthernCalifornia ; north to Santa Barbara. Breeding Range: Coa
Size: 1286px × 1942px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidbirdsofcalif, bookyear1912
