XXV1 ILLUSTRATIONS 
SwWAINSON Hawk. ‘“‘ Wait silently until the prey appears”’ 
BurROWING OwL, ‘‘ They converse in soft love notes” 
HOAD-RUNNER: 3 -*. os. 5, = Roo) ee eee ean er age 
CALIFORNIA Cuckoo. ‘*‘ He was busy feasting where the tent 
caterpillars nested ” 
NIGHTHAWK. ‘‘ Crept back as often as she was driven away’ 
Say Pua@se. ‘‘ The industrious little mother repairs the nest” 
GRAY-CROWNED LevcosticTE. ‘‘ Searching in the snow for beetles 
and bugs’ 
LARGE-BILLED Sparrow. ‘‘It haunts the wharves and break- 
waters ” 
WESTERN Lark Sparrow. “‘ The singer’ 
GOLDEN-CROWNED Sparrow. ‘‘ Their food is chiefly weed seeds 
and winter berries ” 
THURBER JuNCO. ‘‘ They protested with plaintive calls” 
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Sace Sparrow. ‘“‘ He sings to his mate, not to you 
Desert Sona Sparrow. ‘‘ In rain or shine, he is the same jolly 
fellow” 
TOWNSEND Sparrow. ‘‘ The way he digs for his supper’ 
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GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE. ‘‘ A manner distinctly his own ” 
BLACK-HEADED GrRosBEAK. ‘‘ His little brown throat swelling 
with music ” 
AMERICAN Prpir. ‘‘ Up to the very highest peaks they wander ” 
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LECONTE THRASHER. ‘‘ He loves the barrenness of the desert” 
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Cactus Wren. ‘A long, purse-shaped affair’ 
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SIERRA CREEPER. ‘‘ He offers his sweetheart a fat grub ” 
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TOWNSEND Souirarre. ‘‘ Remained there oe when the 
shadows of evening closed over the scene” 
RussET-BACKED THrusH. ‘Only at twilight and in the sedans 
dawn may one hear the rich sweet song of this shy singer ” 
VarieD THrusH. ‘Silent and shy ” 
BELTED KINGFISHER. “‘ He strikes again and again 
ARKANSAS Kinesirb. ‘‘ Watching witha great show of alertness ” 
