. 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 Raven of hilarious freshmen. And ever and anon came the deep hunger oope cry, interspersed with many sharp, crow-like caws. One mellow note, which might have been purely individual, reminded me strikingly of the callnote of the Sandhill Crane. Best of all was the game of tag [No, this is not nature-faking; I had. Taken in Los Angeles County Photo by the A uthor RAVENS AT PLAY 8-power binoculars]. One bird appeared with a yellow something in his
. 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 Raven of hilarious freshmen. And ever and anon came the deep hunger oope cry, interspersed with many sharp, crow-like caws. One mellow note, which might have been purely individual, reminded me strikingly of the callnote of the Sandhill Crane. Best of all was the game of tag [No, this is not nature-faking; I had. Taken in Los Angeles County Photo by the A uthor RAVENS AT PLAY 8-power binoculars]. One bird appeared with a yellow something in his talons; it might have been cheese, but probably it wasn't. The owner did not seem to want to eat it, for he courted pursuit by coming back ever and again close to the appointed tag-post. Finally, another bird did succeed in getting "it" away from him, though whether it was snatched from below or peacefully surrendered, I could not tell. At any rate, the new possessor was much more skilled than the old one, and he ventured a succession of acrobatic feats with his bauble. First he would drop it from his beak, and seize it with his claws the next instant. After carrying the object about in his claws for a while, he would reach under and seize it in his beak again—and all this time some other bird 8. 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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